Relinquishing federal responsibility for environmental approvals and handing powers to the states and territories would substantially weaken nature protection in Australia, a new report shows. The Morrison government is preparing to wash its hands of its duties to assess major projects on environmental grounds,…
Globally, monitored population sizes of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have declined an average of 68% between 1970 and 2016, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2020.…
Last week the Tasmanian government announced a stay of execution on the logging of 10,000 hectares of the Southern Forests of Tasmania, while at the same time, 58,000 hectares more is targeted for logging. This is one step forward and five steps…
