This is the Channel Country in remote south-western Queensland, Australia. These rivers are amongst the last free-flowing desert rivers left on Earth. When they flow after rain they replenish delicate floodplains in the whole of the basin, including Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre to the south. At the end of 2023, the Queensland government delivered the long awaited commitment to protect these spectacular floodplains from new oil and gas projects. This is a win for communities, nature and the climate. Lea