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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Australia decided on Tuesday to expand the Antarctic marine park, which includes glaciers, wetlands, the country’s only active volcanoes, and diverse and significant populations of penguins, seals, and albatrosses.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustralia now protects more ocean than any other country on earth, with the Albanese Labor Government signing off a massive 310,000 km2 (192,625 square miles) expansion of the sub-Antarctic Heard and McDonald Islands Marine Park,\u201d Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The decision means that, for the first time, more than half or 52% of Australia’s oceans are now protected, blitzing the government’s 30% target set as part of a UN nature treaty in 2022, she said.<\/p>\n

The Heard and McDonald Islands are home to glaciers, wetlands, Australia’s only active volcanoes, as well as large populations of penguins, seals, and albatrosses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not just a huge environmental win for Australia, it\u2019s a huge environmental win for the world,” she said.<\/p>\n

Last year, the Australian government tripled the size of Macquarie Island Marine Park \u2013 another sub-Antarctic wildlife wonderland.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe delivered the biggest contribution to ocean conservation in the world in 2023, and we\u2019ve done the same again this year \u2013 it\u2019s an enormous achievement for nature,” said Plibersek.<\/p>\n

According to the statement, she will now recommend an updated marine park design to the governor-general for proclamation.<\/p>\n

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