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United Nations Raises Human Rights Concerns Over Proposed PNG Mine
Eleven United Nations representatives have written to stakeholders of the proposed Frieda River copper and gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to raise their concerns about the mine and the risk of failure of its proposed tailings dam. Ten UN Special Rapporteurs along with the Chair of the UN Working Group on Human Rights […]
Wet Tropics World Heritage Area Management Plan Update
The Wet Tropics World Heritage Area (WTWHA) is a 450km-long stretch of Far North Queensland that’s been recognised for its unique biodiversity and importance as a record of the ecological and evolutionary processes that shaped Australia’s unique plants and wildlife. The Wet Tropics Management Plan 1998 protects the WTWHA by regulating activities through a zoning and permit […]
First Nations and Indigenous Peoples Program – Program Design Consultancy
The EDO is seeking suitably qualified people, a collective of people or an organisation to assist in the program design of our First Nations and Indigenous Peoples Program (FNIPP). The work will occur via a short-medium term (3-6 month) consultancy arrangement. Location: Can be completed from anywhere in Australia. Process: By tender open 16 September 2020 – 9 October 2020. Potential suppliers are asked to supply […]
Have Your Say on the Reef’s Long-Term Survival Plan Review
The Queensland and Commonwealth governments have released an update to the Reef 2050 Long-term Sustainability Plan (Reef 2050 Plan) which is open for your comments until 30 September 2020. The updated draft plan recognises the great unique value of the Great Barrier Reef and that global warming is the most serious threat the reef currently faces. It also highlights that the future of the reef has deteriorated from […]
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The Environmental Defenders Office provides expert legal advice and runs groundbreaking cases to protect our climate, communities, and iconic plants and animals. […]
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The Environmental Defenders Office provides expert legal advice and runs groundbreaking cases to protect our climate, communities, and iconic plants and animals. […]
Bylong Valley Mine Appeal Hearing Concludes
Community members from Bylong in NSW have appeared in court this week to defend the decision to refuse a large coal mine in their valley, in an appeal brought by the Korean mining company KEPCO. Represented by the Environmental Defenders Office, the Bylong Valley Protection Alliance (BVPA) stepped in to defend the September 2019 decision by the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) to refuse permission for the proposed mine in the central tablelands . The refusal came after a lengthy assessment process in which […]
The failed experiment in deregulation of NSW native vegetation laws
Even koalas threatened with extinction To mark the third anniversary of the commencement of the NSW native vegetation laws, a major new report from EDO identifies 10 areas of regulatory failure and confirms the law has facilitated a skyrocketing return to broadscale land clearing in NSW. Even the iconic koala is threatened with extinction due to permitted destruction of habitat. The […]
