Continental-Scale Governance and the Hastening of Loss of Australia's Biodiversity.

The author comments on the move being made by three state governments in Australia which involved the exploitative use of national parks. The authors believed that the initiatives will have negative impact on the country's biodiversity. It is mentioned that forming the cornerstone of Australia's biodiversity is a system of terrestrial and marine conservation reserves which is currently being undermined. Examples of exploitative uses of reserves include industrial logging.