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It’s been 5 years since new laws for biodiversity conservation and native vegetation clearing were introduced in NSW. It is time to ask – are those laws working to protect biodiversity and appropriately regulate land clearing?
EDO’s submission to the 5-year statutory review of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 outlines key failures of the framework and makes recommendations for strengthening the laws aimed at conserving biodiversity in NSW.
