Australian scientists say logging, mining and climate advice is being suppressed

A third of government and industry-employed ecologists and conservation scientists had work unduly modified, study findsAustralian scientists say they are prevented from speaking openly about their work and their advice is being suppressed by government and industry when it comes to the impact of logging, mining, land-clearing and the climate crisis, new research suggests.A study by the Ecological Society of Australia, published in the journal Conservation Letters, surveyed 220 scientists across government, industry and academia on the extent to which their work had been suppressed.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 8, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Adam Morton Environment editor Tags: Environment Conservation Australian politics Australia news Science Endangered species Source Type: news