Australian environmental report tallies lost land, species


              Environmental activists protest outside the National Press Club, where Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek is scheduled to speak, in Canberra, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. A five-year report found Australia's environment continues to deteriorate due to climate change, resource extraction and other causes, prompting the new center-left government to promise new laws and enforcement of them. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
            
              Australia's Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek speaks at the National Press Club in Canberra, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. A five-year report found Australia's environment continues to deteriorate due to climate change, resource extraction and other causes, prompting the new center-left government to promise new laws and enforcement of them. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)