Robbins Island Development Should be Rejected Under Precautionary Principle
Federal and state environment ministers must heed a recent Federal Court decision and apply the precautionary principle to the proposed Robbins Island windfarm.
Federal and state environment ministers must heed a recent Federal Court decision and apply the precautionary principle to the proposed Robbins Island windfarm.
The federal Environment minister quietly removed the legislated requirement for 176 threatened species and habitats to have recovery plans prepared.
The Minister for Environment Roger Jaensch is responsible for devastating cuts of over $33.75 million in waste initiatives across the next four years.
We are in a race against time to restore degraded ecosystems and to protect the functioning ecosystems that we have, as a planet.
This work was supported by The Tree Projects, BirdLife Tasmania and the Wilderness Society. It is an enormously significant report.
The delightful swift parrot is on the brink of extinction, and only hundreds of birds exist.
We've had locals contact us who are concerned, not only about animal welfare but also about the potential environmental impacts of this track.
Corrections Minister, Elise Archer, confirmed the government is seeking to find an ‘offset’ for the Westbury Reserve in order to build a prison on the site.
I'd like to ask you about the proposed Westbury prison and explore what your agency's recent engagement with the Commonwealth has been.
Robbins Island is an important ark for about 150 disease-free Tasmanian devils. It is an insurance population.