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July 09 2007 at 10:01AM
By Rob Taylor
Canberra - Australia will create a wildlife corridor spanning the continent to allow animals and plants to flee the effects of global warming, scientists said on Monday.
The 2 800-kilometre climate "spine", approved by state and national governments, will link the country's entire east coast, from the snow-capped Australian alps in the south to the tropical north - the distance from London to Romania.
"A lot of that forest and vegetation spine is already there. But there are still blockages," David Lindenmayer, a professor of conservation biology, told Reuters of the plan.
The creation of the corridor was agreed by state and federal governments this year
"The effects of climate change will likely to be less severe in systems that have some resiliance and that we haven't gone in and buggered-up."
The creation of the corridor was agreed by state and federal governments this year amid international
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