Environment groups cannot support Cape York regional plan (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) "Contrary to Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney's comments reported in The Australian today, neither ACF nor CAFNEC provided earlier endorsement of this...
View ArticleFlaws in plan to hand over assessment powers to states (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) on the draft assessment agreement shows NSW policy allows for companies to double count sites as biodiversity and carbon offsets, even though this...
View ArticleMine expansion a risk to Sydney’s drinking water (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) The national environment group has joined with local residents to oppose the plan and call on the Federal Environment Minister to intervene....
View ArticleEnvironment loses in Cape York regional plan (ACF - Australian Conservation...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) "In this plan the state government proposes letting mining and other destructive projects bypass many existing state planning provisions," said Andrew...
View ArticleACF welcomes return of Cape York national parks to traditional owners (ACF -...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) Today's land hand-over concludes more than two decades of negotiation between Traditional Owners and Government that began in 1992 and has been...
View ArticleReport shows sand mining will hurt renowned Straddie wetlands if left to...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has called on all federal election candidates in south east Queensland to 'Stand up for Straddie' by...
View ArticleNew analysis shows state laws cannot protect environment to Commonwealth...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) "This of every state and territory shows not one is capable of meeting national standards," said Kelly O'Shanassy, CEO of the Australian Conservation...
View ArticleSteve Irwin protection welcome but threats to Cape remain (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) "We congratulate the Queensland Government for listening to the advice of Indigenous communities who have...
View ArticleNSW vegetation rules a 19th Century throwback (ACF - Australian Conservation...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker and Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner today announced changes that will allow landholders to "clear paddock trees"...
View ArticleStradbroke Island sand mine extension is reckless (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) The massive Enterprise sand mine, which is destroying sensitive sand dunes within metres of an internationally significant Ramsar-listed wetland,...
View ArticleMr Rudd, don’t cave in to the business lobby – the places Australians love...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) "Prime Minister Kevin Rudd should take with a grain of salt the claims about the costs of environmental approvals, because the claims don't match...
View ArticleThreatened Species Commissioner will need adequate funding and authority (ACF...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) "A Threatened Species Commissioneris an important step because Australia has a terrible record on protecting our rare plants and animals," said ACF...
View ArticleAustralia failing to uphold international biodiversity commitments (ACF -...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) A , along with accompanying statements from leading ecologists David Lindenmayer, Rohan Bilney, Michael Calver and John Bailey warns the Secretariat...
View ArticleACF statement on the Palaszczuk govt’s 100 days (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) "ACF welcomes the Palaszczuk Government's re-engagement with civil society and the environment movement," said ACF's Andrew Picone. "We commend the...
View ArticleLogging threatens rare north Queensland Yellow-bellied glider (ACF -...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) The Australian Conservation Foundation today called on the Palaszczuk Government to break with the destructive legacy of the previous LNP government...
View ArticleQueensland government calls on Greg Hunt to stop Cape York land clearing
An investigation says the former Newman government wrongly applied its own relaxed tree clearing laws when it approved the razing of more than 300 sq km ...
View ArticleEndangered quail may be threatened by controversial Queensland land clearing
Cape York property, which won approval to clear 330 sq km in dying days of Newman government, is ‘in core habitat’ for buff-breasted button-quail ...
View ArticleEnvironment groups welcome company's ongoing support for Forests Agreement...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) Ta Ann has committed to continue to support the implementation of the TFA, not sourcing wood from the agreed reserves, including the World Heritage...
View ArticleGovernment-backed logging 'pushing rare possum towards extinction'
Expert claims Victorian administration is taking 'calculated actions' that could wipe out threatened Leadbeater's possum ...
View ArticleNSW vegetation rules a 19th Century throwback (ACF - Australian Conservation...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker and Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner today announced changes that will allow landholders to "clear paddock trees"...
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