The Victorian Environmental Assessment Council is recommending a nine-fold expansion in the size of Otway National Park. Plans to phase out logging in the Otways will not be completed until 2008.
posted by seamas on November 30, 2004 at 2:55 pm · filed under 
Crikey examines the disintegration of the Australian Labor Party’s forest policy and developments in Queensland.
posted by seamas on November 30, 2004 at 2:49 pm · filed under
A mass whale stranding on the New Zealand coast has followed similar incidents in Tasmania.
posted by seamas on November 30, 2004 at 2:43 pm · filed under 
The Australian Farm Institute claims farmers are the most adversly affected by federal policies designed to reduce greenhouse emissions, including bans on land clearing. It estimates $600 million in production is being lost by farmers every year due to these policies.
posted by seamas on November 29, 2004 at 11:37 am · filed under 
The Save Ningaloo Campaign has welcomed a Government decision to increase protection at Ningaloo Reef.
posted by seamas on November 29, 2004 at 10:49 am · filed under 
Growth of toxic blue green algae in Victoria’s Lake Eildon has prompted Goulburn-Murray Water to erect warning signs.
posted by seamas on November 29, 2004 at 10:34 am · filed under 
Fishing groups are angry over a decision to extend the Ningaloo Reef Marine Park and fishing restrictions, which will more than triple the size of complete sanctuary zones.
posted by seamas on November 29, 2004 at 10:30 am · filed under
Tasmania’s Recherche Bay should be protected as an important conservation area, according to the Australian Academy of Science.
posted by seamas on November 29, 2004 at 10:26 am · filed under
A report by Beachwatch and Sydney Harbour says pollution at Sydney’s beaches and waterways has dropped significantly in recent years.
posted by markmann on November 25, 2004 at 5:57 pm · filed under
The Kyoto Protocol will come into effect on February 16 next year, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change announced yesterday.
posted by markmann on November 25, 2004 at 5:55 pm · filed under
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