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Anne Jensen
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Dr Anne Jensen is an environmental consultant with a passionate interest in sustainable management of our natural resources, particularly the River Murray and wetland environments. She is particularly interested in using photographs and stories to explain issues around water and protecting natural ecosystems in terms that are understood by the wider community, so that we can manage our environment sustainably for our common future.
Category Archives: Coorong
Launching Murray-Darling Mysteries
My book ‘Murray-Darling Mysteries — Nature’s unique strategies for survival in the Murray and Darling Rivers in Australia’ is being launched on the Spotlight Network on Tuesday 19 March at 8 pm New York Time (or 11 am Wednesday 20 … Continue reading
Posted in black box, caring for our planet, climate change, community engagement, conservation, Coorong, disturbance, drought, ecosystem services, environment, environmental flows, eucalypts, fish, floods, Murray-Darling Basin, native vegetation, recovery, regeneration, river red gums, sustainable natural resources management, water conservation, water issues, waterbirds, wetlands
Tagged Darling River, drought, environment, Murray River, Murray-Darling Basin, recovery, regeneration, river red gums, water, wetlands
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SAVE OUR RIVERS DELEGATION
Tuesday 14 November 2023 was an important day for the future of the Murray-Darling Basin! A delegation of more than 20 people from across the Basin travelled to Parliament House in Canberra, to deliver a petition on behalf of 10,000 … Continue reading
Posted in caring for our planet, community engagement, conservation, Coorong, environment, environmental flows, fish, Healthy Rivers Ambassadors, Murray-Darling Basin, policy, recovery, sustainable natural resources management, water conservation, water issues, water supply, waterbirds, wetlands
Tagged Basin Plan, ecosystems, environment, healthy communities, healthy working rivers, Murray-Darling Basin, sustainability
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Moving Murray Mouth!
Water in the southern Murray-Darling Basin travels 2300 km from the Snowy Mountains to the Murray Mouth, while Darling River water travels more than 2700 km to reach the Mouth. The Mouth first closed in the early 1980s and further … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, drought, environment, Murray Mouth, recovery, regeneration, River Murray, water
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Fading Hopes for the Basin Plan
It is getting harder and harder to be optimistic about the future of the Murray-Darling Basin and achieving an effective Basin Plan. The CSIRO just released a report which says there was 20% less water in the past than it … Continue reading
Posted in caring for our planet, conservation, Coorong, ecosystem services, environment, environmental flows, fish, Murray-Darling Basin, policy, recovery, river red gums, sustainable natural resources management, water issues, waterbirds, wetlands
Tagged climate change, Murray-Darling Basin Plan, over-allocation, Ramsar wetlands of international importance, water availabiltiy, water governance, water licences, water recovery, wetlands
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The Coorong is a rare reverse estuary: freshwater from the Murray River enters at its downstream end
Murray River flows are the primary freshwater source for the Coorong, entering at the downstream end in this rare reverse estuary. Freshwater inflows from the River enter the Northern Lagoon of the Coorong at the downstream end and mix slowly … Continue reading
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Tagged ecology, environment, fish, salinity, sustainability, water, water regime
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The Murray River is the primary freshwater source for the Coorong, not the South East
Another convenient myth being promoted by upstream states in the Murray-Darling Basin is that the South East is the natural source of freshwater for the Coorong, and therefore Murray River flows are not needed to support this internationally-important wetland. However, … Continue reading
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Tagged drainage, ecology, environment, recovery, sustainability, water
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