The Tasmania Government’s draft environmental standards for finfish farming would weaken already inadequate environmental standards and put Tasmania’s prized coastal waters and marine wildlife at greater risk. Marine scientists, policy specialists and the Environmental Defenders Office are all urging the government to discard the draft standards, go back to the drawing board. Public submissions on […]
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The quantum of fines imposed this week for the theft of almost 2GL of water from the Darling River is disappointing and points to shortcomings in the regulation of water resources in NSW. [1] The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) welcomes the prosecution of water theft but questions the effectiveness of a regulatory regime that results […]
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The EDO provided feedback on the draft updated NSW Coastal Design Guidelines which were exhibited for public comment by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment. Our submission makes reference to our report, Climate-ready planning laws for NSW, which recommends that the NSW Government take a whole-of-government approach to climate change by enacting new climate […]
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The Environmental Standards for Tasmanian Marine Finfish Farming will be one of the key regulatory tools to manage the environmental impacts of marine finfish farms into the future and for this reason, they must be clear, scientifically based, and provide the environmental regulatory improvements that are so desperately required to restore the flagging community confidence […]
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Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed Nature Repair Market Bill 2023 (the Bill). EDO strongly supports investment in restoration and conservation management and for funding to go to landholders across Australia for biodiversity stewardship. The focus of any scheme established to galvanise investment in restoration and nature repair […]
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Environmental Defenders Office welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Regional Planning Framework Discussion Paper and the draft Structure Plan Guidelines. EDO broadly supports a review of the Regional Planning Framework to better define the purpose and scope of regional land use strategies, ensure consistency between the strategies, and provide processes around the creation and […]
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The Supreme Court’s decision to let a mining company truck ore at night through a significant Tasmanian devil population could pose a significant new risk to the endangered species and highlights the need to reform the state’s environment and planning laws. [1] Tarkine National Coalition (TNC) Campaign Coordinator Scott Jordan said: “We are very disappointed by this […]
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The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) Environmental Claims Code review. Our submission contributes to furthering the objective of ensuring that advertisers develop and maintain rigorous standards when making climate and sustainability claims. […]
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The Australian Rainforest Conservation Society (ARCS) will be in court tomorrow (February 27) seeking to protect World Heritage-listed Springbrook National Park on the Gold Coast from a water mining proposal. The park is part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, one of only five World Heritage properties in Queensland, along with the […]
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