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"Australia’s abysmal rates of extinctions and land clearing since European
colonisation are infamous globally. Our national environmental legislation has
largely failed to protect biodiversity, including many threatened plants,
animals and ecological communities. But change is afoot.
The federal government is reforming our national environmental law. Following a
scathing review in 2021, the legislation is being rewritten. While amendments
to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)
are yet to be tabled in parliament, the government says “rolling consultation”
has begun.
About 30 environment, business and industry groups attended “targeted
stakeholder workshops” last month. Public consultation begins with two
webinars, on November 23 and 28. Government officials are offering to “explain
how the proposed changes are designed to work and how they compare to existing
laws”. But they are not sharing the draft legislation yet.
How can we assess whether these new laws can prevent further species loss and
habitat destruction? Here’s an essential checklist of five things the law must
include if we are to avoid calamity and hasten environmental recovery."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
