CAFNEC is the peak environmental body for Far North Queensland, getting involved in advocacy, education and campaigning on environmental issues.
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Episode 17: CAFNEC President Denis Walls
Episode 16: David Hardwick Explains How Good Soil Health Benefits Waterways
Agro-Ecologist is known throughout the farming community in the Wet Tropics for his popular training programs on soil health. In this episode we talk to David about the benefits of soil health on waterway health and how his programs are helping to change farming practices to improve runoff to the Great Barrier Reef.
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Episode 15: Heidi Taylor Explains the Impact of Marine Debris
Marine debris is a growing problem, with microplastics in particular being an issue for waterway health. Heidi Taylor, MD of Tangaroa Blue, talks to us about beach clean ups and her philosophy behind the recording of waste materials collected.
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Episode 14: Biosecurity Officer Dr Bonnie Holmes on the Impact of Pest Fish
Pest fish can be very damaging to the health of our waterways. In episode 14 of Reef and Rivers we talk to pest fish expert Dr Bonnie Holmes about the impact of pest fish in the Wet Tropics and what we can do to reduce the spread of alien species.
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