Concerned community members, workers and environment groups have gathered outside State Parliament today (22 February) to demand the ban on uranium exploration and mining remains in place across NSW.
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Independent audit confirms marine parks’ vital role for conservation
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW calls on the state government to demonstrate its commitment to marine conservation by lifting the moratorium on new marine parks, and implementing a marine
conservation strategy based on science, not politics.
The Independent Scientific Audit Report into Marine Parks in NSW, released today, reaffirms the crucial
role that marine parks and sanctuaries play in protecting the unique marine life of NSW.
NSW’s peak environment group condemns Government green light for toxic impacts of uranium industry
The state’s peak environment group, the Nature Conservation Council of NSW, has strongly condemned
Premier O'Farrell's decision to overturn a 26‐year ban on uranium exploration in NSW.
“The O’Farrell government’s uranium exploration proposal leaves our local communities and our
environment exposed to serious pollution risks and a persistent legacy of toxic waste,” Chief Executive
Officer Pepe Clarke said today.
The federal government's proposed marine reserve network for the Temperate East Marine Region
The Temperate East Marine Region off eastern Australia are Commonwealth waters that extend from Fraser Island in the north, to Bermagui in the south and out to Norfolk Island in the east. They are now the subject of the federal government's bioregional marine planning process.
Have your say: Native Vegetation Regulation
On 13 September 2011, the Minister for Environment announced the commencement of the review of the regulations for the Native Vegetation Act 2003. This includes a review of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2005, the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM) and the Private Native Forestry Code of Practice (PNF Code).
Government must stand up to mining industry to deliver protection for natural areas and farmland
The State government’s election commitment to place sensitive areas of the state off limits to mining and gas is at risk, with the mining and gas industry strongly opposing protection of high conservation value areas and strategic agricultural land, according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW.
State government rezoning proposal hands developers multi‐million dollar windfall
The State government proposal to rezone land nominated by developers removes local
communities from crucial decisions about their communities while delivering multi‐million
windfalls for developers, according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW.
“The NSW government’s plan abandons the principle of a strategic forward planning, handing over
control for Sydney’s growth to the vested interests of developers,” Chief Executive Officer Pepe
Clarke said.
Legal precedent: NSW coal mine required to offset greenhouse pollution
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW has welcomed the Land and Environment Court’s landmark decision requiring the Xstrata-owned Ulan coalmine to offset its greenhouse gas emissions as a condition of approval for expansion.
Approval has 'in principle' been granted by the Court to the Ulan mine expansion subject to a number of more stringent environmental conditions, including that it offsets greenhouse emissions related to the production and transport of its coal (scope 1 and 2 emissions).
Sharks have more to fear from encounters with humans
Despite speculation about a 'surge in shark sightings along the NSW coast', shark numbers have dropped by about 90 per cent worldwide, with several species now at risk of extinction.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature warns up to a third of sharks living in the open ocean are threatened with extinction.
NSW's wind power future hangs in the balance
Right now, the State government is making critically important decisions about the future of wind energy in NSW. It has just released Draft NSW Wind Farm Planning Guidelines for public comment.
We need to make sure NSW does not follow Victoria's lead with restrictions on the growth of this important clean industry. You can show key cabinet members our strong support for wind energy as a good source of clean, renewable energy.
