Your generous donation is a crucial contribution that will help drive the legal fight to protect wildlife and natural wonders like Springbrook. We can’t let precious water that should be part of a World Heritage ecosystem be turned into bottled spring water. On behalf of the legal team here at the EDO, thank you so […]
By Senior Solicitor Cerin Loane Following its announcement on 8 March 2021 (see our earlier update), the NSW Government has now made State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2021 (Koala SEPP 2021). It commenced on 17 March 2021, while Koala SEPP 2020 continues to apply to some rural zones. Proposed changes to both the Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code 2018 and Private Native Forestry (PNF) Code of […]
A new planning system in South Australia has sparked concerns about the ability of members of the public to challenge development decisions. The Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 (PDI Act) came into full effect on March 19 2021, with the completion of a unified planning code to apply to all South Australian planning decisions. While the new system makes it easier for people to access some information and lodge and track development applications online, the Environmental […]
Korean Government-owned KEPCO has launched an appeal against the NSW Land and Environment Court’s decision to uphold the refusal of a huge coal mine in the Bylong Valley. The Bylong Valley Protection Alliance (BVPA) has fought against the mine for years, supported with legal advice and representation from the Environmental Defenders Office. The mine was originally refused by the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) in […]
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By Senior Solicitor Cerin Loane Following the stand-off between the NSW Nationals and NSW Liberal Party over koala protections at the end of 2020, the Government has announced its plans for rewriting koala protections, and once again, evidence-based policy making has taken a backseat to political deals. But this time the Government is seeking to push things through with potentially reduced scrutiny by the NSW […]
UPDATE: The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has announced it will stop funding overseas coal power projects. It comes just weeks after EDO’s Safe Climate team challenged Barclays and HSBC over their involvement in a JBIC fund, which is financing a new coal fired power plant in Vietnam. Both HSBC and Barclays publicly committed […]
The Environmental Defenders Office provides expert legal advice and runs groundbreaking cases to protect our climate, communities, and iconic plants and animals. […]
The Environmental Defenders Office provides expert legal advice and runs groundbreaking cases to protect our climate, communities, and iconic plants and animals. […]
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