Coastal communities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have launched legal proceedings against the PNG Government to obtain key documents relating to the licensing and environmental...
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Update: The Code was declared invalid by the Land and Environment Court on 9 March 2018. The NSW Government immediately reintroduced the Code without amendment. The Nature...
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In 2017, EDO took landmark legal action on behalf of 4nature to protect Sydney’s drinking water from pollution, by challenging the approval of the Springvale Coal Mine...
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Takayna / the Tarkine is an area of temperate rainforest, dunes and coastal heathland in north-western Tasmania, renowned for its outstanding beauty, biodiversity and Aboriginal...
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EDO has the legal tools and expertise to protect our fresh water from pollution and over-extraction. In 2017, we successfully negotiated for important environmental conditions to...
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EDO gives ordinary people a legal voice against powerful companies in defence of their communities, heritage and personal property. Within this case we provided the Hunter Valley...
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The Environmental Defenders Office has been at the forefront of the legal strategy to protect whales from illegal whaling in the Australian waters of the Antarctic. Acting on...
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In 2015, EDO worked with the Queensland Government torestore long standing landholder and community objection rights to mines.
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In 2015, EDO successfully challenged the Federal Government’s approval of Adani’s Carmichael coal mine in central Queensland, on behalf of the Mackay Conservation Group (MCG)....
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One of the seven wonders of the natural world, the Great Barrier Reef holds a unique place in the hearts and minds of Australians. When plans were unveiled to dump...
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