Measuring the impact of emissions on the Murujuga rock art

Murujuga in Western Australia is home to one of the world’s largest collections of rock art. Nearby, some of the largest industrial sites may be contributing to their deterioration. Now, science aims to solve the decades-long debate.

BY TOM ZAUNMAYR
MEASURING THE IMPACT OF EMISSIONS ON THE MURUJUGA


Botanical ecologist Stephen van Leeuwen recalls with joy his decades spent exploring Murujuga’s remote sandy beaches, rock art-filled gorges and mangrove-lined bays. The Wardandi Noongar man and Curtin University biodiversity and environmental science...

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