Australia is facing a climate and biodiversity crisis. Meanwhile, our national nature law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act), is stuck in the last century. We can have a future where nature and people survive and thrive but we desperately need new, strong nature laws to make it happen.
The EPBC Act is currently being reformed for the first time since its inception in 1999. This is a once in a generation opportunity to get things right for nature. We need to put pressure on the Federal Government to reform the EPBC Act without further delay.
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Australia is facing a climate and biodiversity crisis. Meanwhile, our national nature law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act), is stuck in the last century. We can have a future where nature and people survive and thrive but we desperately need new, strong nature laws to make it happen.
The EPBC Act is currently being reformed for the first time since its inception in 1999. This is a once in a generation opportunity to get things right for nature. We need to put pressure on the Federal Government to reform the EPBC Act without further delay.
In Tasmania, we are blessed with a beautiful, untamed and unique environment but we have a great number of species threatened with extinction. The EPBC Act has failed to adequately protect these species and the places they call home. An urgent reform of our national nature law is required to help protect our iconic species from harm.
The Federal Government promised to fix our broken nature laws at the last election. Now they must deliver.
Stand up for nature, demand an overhaul of the EPBC Act in 2024, write to Minister Plibersek now!
Red handfish image: Dr Jemina Stuart-Smith