In the forests of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area of Far North Queensland (FNQ), one of Australia’s unique animals, the Lemuroid Ringtail Possum, is disappearing so quickly that it has jumped from being a species of Least Concern to being classified as Critically Endangered.
The release of a Commonwealth response to the Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 sets a positive tone but leaves much of the detail on future reform yet to be determined.
Despite the direct and majority contribution of our natural environment to Australia’s social, economic and cultural prosperity, protecting, managing and restoring our deteriorating environment continues to be structurally underfunded.
We welcome the expanded list of objectives and targets in the 2022-2032 Threatened Species Action Plan released today by the Minister for the Environment and Water.
ALCA welcomes today’s announcement by the Prime Minister at Bush Summit 2022 that the Federal Government will introduce legislation for an Australian biodiversity market.
ALCA welcomes the release of the report and the announcements made by Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water
