A group of scientists – the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists (WGCS) – have weighed in on the ongoing Murray-Darling Basin Plan (MDBP) debate.
WGCS are an independent group of scientists and professionals, working to secure the long-term health of Australia’s land, water and biodiversity. Professor Tim Flannery, one of Australia’s leading writers on climate change is an influential scientist who is part of this group.
In a recently published research paper, WGCS found that the bare minimum flow requirements thought to be needed to keep key environments alive are not being met across much of the Murray Darling basin — and the situation has worsened since the $13 billion MDBP was introduced…