NSW Publications

Implementation of the NSW land clearing laws: Part 1 – The missing pieces

This EDO series of legal updates looks at how the laws are being implemented and the regulatory gaps that are putting our wildlife and healthy sustainable landscapes at risk.

Environmental Defenders Office NSW: Annual Report 2018-19

See what EDO achieved in 2018-19 through our litigation, policy and outreach work around water, biodiversity, climate change, community empowerment and in our international program.

Regulating Plastics in the Pacific

Implementation of the NSW land clearing laws: Part 3 – Compliance and enforcement

This third in a series on implementation of the NSW land-clearing laws looks at compliance and enforcement of new clearing laws.

Implementation of the NSW land clearing laws: Part 2 – Clearing in urban areas and E zones

Climate-ready planning laws for NSW: Rocky Hill and beyond

EDO’s comprehensive recommendations for climate-ready planning laws for NSW, published in March 2019, include a new Climate Change Act, a Minister for Climate Change and a Climate Change Division within the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

Environmental Defenders Office NSW: Annual Report 2017-18

Environmental Defenders Office NSW: Annual Report 2017-18 covers litigation on climate change, transparency, water and biodiversity, along with advice and international work.

NEXT GENERATION: Biodiversity Laws

Working with some of Australia’s top legal minds, EDO is helping to develop the next generation of Australian environmental laws.

Caring for Country: A Guide to Environmental Law for Aboriginal Communities in NSW