A report urges better planning on renewable projects to avoid a clash with important native habitat. Photo: James Ross/AAP PHOTOS

Australia's threatened animals and plants can be protected while making way for renewables, according to research that calls for better planning to strengthen public trust in the clean energy transition.

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By avoiding one-third of land needed by threatened species, up to 90 per cent of high-value habitats can be preserved, researchers at the Australian Conservation Foundation and the University of Melbourne have found.

With more than 2000 species such as k

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