Six-pronged plan to replace Howard’s green scheme
The Sydney Morning Herald
THE Howard government’s flagship environmental program, which handed out nearly $3 billion to community groups, and landholders will be scrapped.
The Natural Heritage Trust will be replaced by a $2.25 billion fund called Caring For Our Country, to be announced by the federal Minister for the Environment, Peter Garrett, today.
The money will go to community groups, farmers and other land managers who focus on the six themes of the new fund: the national reserve scheme, coasts and aquatic habitats, biodiversity and natural icons, sustainable farm practices, remote and northern Australia, and local engagement.
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