Environment
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Net Zero+ International Programme for Action on Climate
The global pursuit of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions has become an imperative response to the escalating challenges posed by climate change. The third edition...
Forestry Corp cops $500,000 penalty for illegal logging
The Forestry Corporation of NSW must pay $500,000 towards four environmental initiatives as part of a legally binding Enforceable Undertaking with the NSW Environment...
Chipko movement – the beginning of Non-Violent Direct Action
Chipko movement, also called Chipko andolan, is a nonviolent social and ecological movement created by rural villagers, particularly women, in India in 1973. Chipko aim...
School Strike 4 Climate – Students protest government inaction
On the 17 November, thousands of students left their classrooms in protest against the government's inaction on climate, the first national climate strike directed...
SLAPP = Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation
A SLAPP, which stands for "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation," refers to a type of legal action that is often filed by one party...
Bulga Forest defender has case dismissed in Forster court
A magistrate dismissed a charge of 'enter a forest w/o permission if prohibited by notice' after the police failed to provide prima facie evidence...
What is a social license and how to get one
A "social license" refers to the level of acceptance or approval that a company or organization has from the communities and society in which...
EPA stops logging at Flat Rock State Forest
UPDATE: 22 Dec 2023 - The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has extended the Stop Work Order for Compartment 34A in Flat Rock State...
Is NSW Environment Protection Authority a “captured agency”?
Has the industry that is affected by the laws, rules & guidelines enforced by the government watchdog taken over the watchdog? After the massive destruction...
Forestry Corp surveys nocturnal wildlife during the day
Tony Chappel, the CEO of the Environmental Protection Authority, says EPA is contemplating changes to the existing regulations that currently permit Forestry Corp to...