Australia’s new nature laws

"Australia’s abysmal rates of extinctions and land clearing since European colonisation are infamous globally. Our national environmental legislation has largely failed to protect biodiversity, including many threatened plants, animals and ecological communities. But change is afoot."

"Habitat means homes for wildlife
Protection of sufficient and connected habitat must be central to Australia’s national environmental law. If homes for swift parrots, koalas, greater gliders and other threatened species continue to be destroyed and fragmented, it is all but guaranteed Australia will fail in its stated quest to avoid further extinctions."

"The new laws must state policy objectives such as no new extinctions and no actions that accelerate climate change."

"A Voice for Country and culture
Our national environment laws must make room for genuine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders participation in how matters of cultural and environmental significance are managed."

"It’s not an optional extra. We simply must invest in nature. We cannot afford not to."
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https://theconversation.com/5-things-we-need-to-see-in-australias-new-nature-laws-217271
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