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Biodiversity Council warns: handing environmental approval powers to states is premature and high-risk

The Biodiversity Council has called on the federal government to scrap plans to hand national environmental approval powers to states and territories until strong National Environmental Standards (NES) have been developed.
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Three Biodiversity Councillors announced as finalists for prestigious Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

1 August 2024
Biodiversity Council Councillors Euan Ritchie, Carolyn Hogg and David Keith are finalists for the 2024 Eureka Prize for excellence in their respective fields.
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Strong progress – from a low base: here’s what’s in NSW’s biodiversity reforms

20 July 2024
Koalas in trouble, land clearing at speed – nature in New South Wales is not well. Now the government is proposing significant changes to its ineffective biodiversity laws.
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Top scientists call on Australian Government to allocate federal funding towards nature protection and management

18 July 2024
More than two dozen of Australia’s eminent ecology, conservation and biodiversity academics have called on the Australian Government to commit significant federal funding towards nature.
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NSW Biodiversity Act set for major overhaul

18 July 2024
The NSW Minns Government have announced major reforms to the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, following a scathing independent review in 2023.
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Deadly bird flu found to spread between mammals, raising risk to Australian sea lions, seals and dolphins

8 July 2024
We are calling on Australia’s governments to urgently and collaboratively ramp up preparations for bird flu in wildlife, as new research provides the first strong evidence of mammal-to-mammal transmission of the deadly H5N1 strain.
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Indigenous-led Jaragun Ecoservices receive $2 million to help restore Russell Mulgrave Basin

5 July 2024
Jaragun EcoServices will be working in the Russell Mulgrave Basin to recover three culturally and ecologically important species that can improve carbon sequestration, sediment and nutrient filtration and other ecosystem services.
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Federal funding to hit the ground in coastal habitats of the Great Barrier Reef

30 June 2024
The Australian Government has allocated $28.5 million across 18 on-ground projects to restore and rehabilitate coastal habitats on the Great Barrier Reef. The projects represent a wise investment from the government, but funding should be scaled up.
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National Reconciliation Week

30 May 2024
Now more than ever, we need to make sure that Indigenous Australians have a meaningful seat at the table when it comes to looking after Country and that their voices are heard.
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Just intent and for only 25 years should not qualify as long-term conservation

29 May 2024
We urge the Australian Government to adopt a requirement of locked-in conservation for 99 years, where permanent is not possible, for areas counted to our international 30x30 conservation commitment.
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Insights from our budget washup webinar

29 May 2024
Missed our budget washup webinar? You can catch up with the recording and access resources and other insights into the budget in this article.
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