Monday, October 1, 2012

Environmentalists call for action on rivers

Environmental groups are calling for stronger action to improve the health of rivers as part of World Rivers Day today.

The not-for-profit International RiverFoundation says pollution and poor land use practices have hurt all of the nation's urban rivers and about a third of its rural rivers.

Chief executive Matthew Reddy says it makes economic sense to take better care of the waterways.

"If you have unhealthy poor quality water you can limit the types of uses that you can have for that water, so you can't...

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Have you heard of World Rivers Day? In Australia, this holiday is a time for people to think about environmental issues, in particular 'the health' of the rivers around the country. What do you think, are the rivers in Japan healthy?

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