Labor proposal to fix Australia’s broken environmental protection system could revolutionise sector
The state of the environment report tells us just how bold the zero extinction target is. Between 2011 and 2021, 377 animal and plant species were newly listed as threatened matters of national environmental significance. Put bluntly, they are on a path towards extinction. Hardly any have conservation plans or the funding needed to arrest their plight.
It means no one is responsible for overseeing most of the damage. Instead, we have a mix of mostly inadequate state and territory laws, some industry exemptions, failing environmental offset schemes, little to no data collection and a whole lot of authorities turning a blind eye. Secondly, with few exceptions the environment minister of the day has near total discretion in deciding how to apply the law. Most who have held the position have prioritised doing the minimum necessary to allow developments to go ahead. These developments are nearly always considered in isolation. Their cumulative impact is routinely ignored.
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