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Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Climate Risk Assessment
8 September 2025
The Biodiversity Council welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback and evidence to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee's inquiry into Climate Risk Assessment.
Submission to South Australia’s Land-based Protected and Conserved Area Strategy
3 September 2025
The Biodiversity Council supports the goals of the Strategy and have identified an opportunity to address threatened species that are currently underrepresented in the reserve system.
Submission to Pinjarra Alumina Refinery Revised Proposal and Bauxite Mining on the Darling Range in the Southwest of WA for the years 2023 to 2027
21 August 2025
The Biodiversity Council recommends that Alcoa's proposals which involve clearing 11,617 hectares of the Northern Jarrah Forest should not be approved.
Submission to NSW Independent Planning Commission regarding the restart of Redbank Power Station
15 August 2025
The proposed Redbank Power Station, like other large-scale biomass burning projects, is not climate positive nor environment positive. We recommend that this project should not be approved.
Submission to Game and Feral Animal Legislation Amendment (Conservation Hunting) Bill 2025 Parliamentary Inquiry
31 July 2025
The Biodiversity Council does not support the misleadingly named 'Conservation Hunting' Bill as the assumptions upon which it is based are not supported by the best available evidence.
Submission to Forest Stewardship Council on Draft Interpretation on FSC-STD-AUS-01-2018
17 July 2025
Under Forest Stewardship Standards for certification a harvested plantation composed of native species cannot be replanted as a plantation with an exotic species.
Submission to the Review of the NSW Companion Animals Laws discussion paper
2 May 2025
Our submission details 12 recommendations for the review of the NSW Companion Animals Act 1998, focusing on cat management and the opportunity to collectively increase responsible pet ownership, protect wildlife and enhance the lives of pet cats.
Are cats important to farm operations to protect equipment from rodents? QoN for the inquiry into the management of cat populations in New South Wales
28 April 2025
There are four factors to consider in answering whether cats are important to farm operations to protect equipment from rodents, including the potential benefits and also harm to farm operations, broader impacts and effective rodent control methods.
Submission to the Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework
28 February 2025
The Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework represents a unique opportunity to support a transition to biodiverse agricultural systems. We present key points and recommendations relating to the AASF consultation paper.
Submission to the Victorian Government on managing the biodiversity impacts of renewable energy
19 February 2025
Victoria’s proposed approach for managing the biodiversity impacts of renewable energy (including a draft Handbook and Discussion Paper) is not a significant improvement from the current approach and is unlikely to deliver "no net loss".
