The carbon tax will help pay for an ambitious scheme to connect great swathes of the Australian landscape and protect endangered species, under a proposal before the government.
A draft wildlife corridors plan – seen by The Age – proposes a national approach to connecting the landscape across national parks, indigenous land and private properties to better protect biodiversity.
It is expected any wildlife corridor plan would be mainly paid for under a $1 billion biodiversity fund being set up with revenue from the carbon tax, due to start in July.
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