Australian beach life at risk as environment drops down agenda

Environmental defender Paul May is worried.

He is worried about climate change. He is worried about a lack of government funding for environmental initiatives. And now he is also worried that the coronavirus pandemic will slow down vital action to protect Australia’s beaches.

"We’re a bit worried – we had the bushfires, and now this latest crisis with coronavirus, the bottom line will suffer," May said from his home in South Durras, a small town near Batemans Bay on the New South Wales (NSW) south coast. Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/australian-beach-life-risk-environment-drops-agenda-200601063447174.html