NSW biodiversity legislation review
The NSW Minister for the Environment has released the terms of reference for a comprehensive review of the legislative framework for threatened species and native vegetation management in New South Wales.
Tag: Government Policy
Sustainable Energy Solutions for Climate Change
In his new book Sustainable Energy Solutions for Climate Change, Mark Diesendorf argues that we now have the technologies needed to transform our fossil-fuel based energy systems into an ecologically sustainable one, based on the efficient use of renewable energy, …
C20 Summit Communique
The C20 (Civil Society) Summit in the lead-up to G20 addressed a range of issues including climate change and renewable energy investment, food and resource security, and infrastructure. You can read the final C20 Summit Communique.
Don’t Shoot Bats campaign
The Don’t Shoot Bats campaign began in early 2012 with a group of conservationists, wildlife carers and advocates. At the time, permits to shoot flying-foxes were issued in NSW, and since then, Queensland has reintroduced previously banned shooting in orchards, …
South Australian initiative aims to reconnect children with nature and healthy food
The aim of the Healthy and Strong Children policy initiative is for South Australia’s children to spend more time playing outdoors and learning how to grow and prepare fresh fruit and vegetables to build healthy habits for life. The initiative …
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Continental-scale governance failure will hasten loss of Australia’s biodiversity
A newly published article in Conservation Biology, Continental-Scale Governance Failure Will Hasten Loss of Australia’s Biodiversity, expresses concern about the recent spate of substantial policy, legislative and management changes being made by three of six Australian state governments for exploitative …
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Timeline of Australian climate change policy
The Parliament of Australia Parliamentary Library has produced a Timeline of Australian climate change policy. In introducing the timeline, the authors state that “Climate change is a long-term, global problem. Long-term problems generally require stable but flexible policy implementation over …
Australia’s Strategic Research Priorities
As part of implementing the actions in the National Research Investment Plan, the Australian Research Committee has developed Strategic Research Priorities to drive investment in areas that are of immediate and critical importance to Australia and its place in the …