NSW government promises biodiversity win from land clearing laws
NSW "is not Queensland" when it comes to a controversial overhaul of land clearing laws, the state government has insisted, while promising to reverse decades of biodiversity decline. Announcing laws...
View ArticleReproductive mysteries of the dusky flathead (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) A Charles Sturt University (CSU) research student aims to help sustainably manage a popular angling fish species in Victoria. Bachelor of Science (Honours) student Ms...
View ArticleAre you a landholder looking to make money from offsets? (Commodities Group Ltd)
(Source: Commodities Group Ltd) Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Protecting your bush and managing it for nature conservation can pay financial rewards. All over Australia developers of everything from...
View ArticleClearing the way for conflict over farm land use
Photo: Fairfax Graphics The irony might escape the uninitiated, but Bronwyn Petrie says thick clumps of eucalypts thriving on her Tenterfield farm do not mean the land is in rude health. To the...
View ArticleNSW land-clearing laws 'a failure' after even farmers come out in opposition
The Baird government's plan to loosen land-clearing laws in the state may struggle to get through Parliament, with the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party indicating they will heed opposition to the...
View ArticleNSW state election 2015: Extend native vegetation laws, WWF says
Koala in Bradbury on Sydney's south-western edge. Photo: Cambelltown Advertiser Pressure is mounting on the Baird government to support the retention of key elements of anti land-clearing laws, with...
View Article'Bombshell': Just one-sixth of rural land-clearing tracked in NSW, ANU's...
Farmers are clearing land six times faster than detected by the NSW government, and most offsets used to compensate for vegetation destruction merely preserve existing conservation areas, according to...
View ArticleSouthern bell frogs breed again (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) The low-growling call of the southern bell frog in a lagoon in the mid-Murrumbidgee River has Charles Sturt University (CSU) researchers excited. Monitoring by the...
View ArticlePaddock trees - restoring the missing link (NSW Local Land Services)
(Source: NSW Local Land Services) 20 October 2016 Over the past two years, landholders, Landcare, researchers and government have worked together on a unique project to protect and restore paddock...
View ArticleLooking for pollinators (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) Monday 13 Apr 2015 A Charles Sturt University (CSU) scientist is urging people to spend ten minutes in the garden or bush this week looking out for native pollinator...
View ArticleFunding available for trees on farms and healthy rivers (NSW Local Land...
(Source: NSW Local Land Services) 27 July 2016 The 2016 'Trees on Farms' and 'Healthy Rivers' projects have been launched today by Northern Tablelands Local Land Services through funding from the...
View ArticleNew era in land management and conservation [PDF] (NSW Department of Primary...
(Source: NSW Department of Primary Industries) New era in land management and conservation Troy Grant Deputy Premier Mark Speakman Minister for the Environment Niall Blair Minister for Primary...
View ArticleNew era in land management and conservation (NSW Office of Environment and...
(Source: NSW Office of Environment and Heritage) bac17f5b-929e-4c30-b207-79f78e2b00fd.pdf Troy Grant Deputy Premier Mark Speakman Minister for the Environment Niall Blair Minister for Primary...
View ArticleCall for inquiry after Nationals MP urged land-clearing investigation be dropped
The ABC reports a New South Wales agency dropped an investigation after Nationals MP Kevin Humphries said it was ‘too explosive and not warranted’...
View ArticleHalting biodiversity loss – legislation fails to deliver for NSW (UNSW - The...
(Source: UNSW - The University of New South Wales) NSW's new biodiversity legislation will achieve the opposite of what it is trying to do and will accelerate extinction of native flora and fauna...
View ArticleOur opportunity to improve environmental protection must not be lost
The layers of legislation regarding environmental management are overly complex and inconsistent. Photo: Erin Jonasson/AFR Maintenance of Australia's native vegetation and the habitat it provides is...
View ArticlePlanned laws undermine native vegetation and biodiversity (University of...
(Source: University of Western Sydney) The following opinion piece, by Dr Neil Perry, was first published in The Conversation (opens in new window) website. While everyone's eyes were turned to the...
View ArticleNSW Farmers member quits executive in dispute over land clearing
Joshua Gilbert says he was told he would be publicly attacked if he spoke out against the association’s policy on clearing of native vegetation...
View ArticleFarmers able to clear land more easily as new laws pass in NSW
Conservation groups warn watered down native vegetation rules threaten wildlife and will increase greenhouse gas emissions...
View ArticleNSW State Election 2015: Native vegetation 'to get the chop' as Baird rolls...
The spotted-tailed quoll is listed as vulnerable in NSW. Photo: Jamie Wicks The NSW Liberals have been accused of caving into their Nationals coalition partners with their plans to scrap acts...
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