Media releases
1 August 2019
The Berejiklian government has caved into the demands of big agribusiness by granting an amnesty to environmental lawbreakers under the old Native Vegetation Act.
Forests and wildlife
26 July 2019
The efforts of thousands of NSW school students to plant trees today highlights the plight of NSW’s native forests, according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW.
Forests and wildlife
24 July 2019
A report into the Barwon-Darling Water Sharing Plan released by the Natural Resources Commission today is a blueprint to save an ecosystem in crisis according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW.
Forests and wildlifeRivers and wetlands
9 July 2019
Environment, indigenous, farming and community groups are calling for a full independent audit of spending and environmental outcomes under the Murray Darling Basin Plan following last night’s explosive ABC Four Corners report.
Rivers and wetlands
4 July 2019
The NSW Nature Conservation Council has launched legal action challenging the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) renewal of pollution licences for Vales Point, Eraring and Mt Piper coal-fired power stations.
28 June 2019
The Nature Conservation Council welcomes the decision of Environment Minister Matt Kean to improve governance of the Environment Protection Authority by splitting the roles of chairperson and CEO.
Air pollutionForests and wildlifePollution and waste
28 June 2019
Annual rates of tree clearing for agriculture in NSW have increased three-fold in five years, new government data reveals.
Forests and wildlife
27 June 2019
The Nature Conservation Council calls for the immediate suspension of code-based land clearing and a rigorous independent review of the codes and resources available to police them after a scathing report by the NSW Auditor General.
Forests and wildlife