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Biodiversity conservation fund must be reformed to protect nature, says IPART

December 17, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE 17th December 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, welcomes the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s (IPART) recommendation that the Biodiversity Conservation Fund needs to be reined in. A key issue with the...

Forestry Corporation posts huge loss as independent review questions the economic viability of native forest logging in NSW

December 17, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE17 December 2024 The Forest Alliance NSW has responded to the release of a three year review by the NSW Independent pricing regulator raising doubts of the economic viability of native forest logging in NSW. The report was released under freedom of information...

Forestry Corporation NSW loses $29m of taxpayer funds, annual report reveals

December 16, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE14th December 2024 Friday’s release of NSW Forestry Corporation’s annual report shows that the taxpayer is again propping up the destruction of our native forests. FCNSW reported a $29 m loss in its native hardwood division, almost double the figure reported last year....

One year on, Restoring Our Rivers Act revives hope for a healthier Murray-Darling

December 02, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE 2nd December 2024 A year since the passing of the Restoring Our Rivers Act in the federal Parliament, leading Australian conservation groups said today the new legislation has revived hope that Australia's biggest river system can have a healthier future. The Murray-Darling...

NCC welcomes first steps of reform for NSW biodiversity protections

November 22, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE22nd November 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation has today welcomed passage of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Offsets Scheme) Bill 2024 as an important first step in reforming NSW nature laws. ...

NSW must strengthen Biodiversity Offset laws as threatened species list grows

November 15, 2024

MEDIA RELEASEFriday 15th November, 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, says the addition or uplisting of 48 species to the NSW threatened species list so far this year highlights the need for strong reforms...

End the Basin Plan misinformation and let the rivers flow

November 13, 2024

MEDIA RELEASEWednesday 13th November, 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today joined in calls from the NSW Government for an end to the spread of misinformation regarding the Reconnecting River Country Program in the...

Peak environment body welcomes faster clean energy assessments

November 12, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 12th November The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, today welcomed the commitment from the NSW State Government to reduce planning delays for renewable energy projects and called for action to restore nature during...

The Washington Post shines an international spotlight on the NSW failure to protect Koalas

November 11, 2024

MEDIA RELEASENovember 11th, 2024 The lack of action on logging in the proposed Great Koala National Park has received international spotlight with a scathing article in the Washington Post. The Forest Alliance of NSW is calling for an immediate moratorium on logging in the...

Nature Negative: How NSW is destroying the homes of our most iconic endangered animals

October 17, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE17th October 2024 A new report, Nature Negative: How governments are pushing greater gliders towards extinction, reveals that current regulations for logging operations amount to a “licence to kill” endangered species. The report by Forest Alliance NSW (FANSW) profiles four state forests where...