ALCA welcomes any initiative that has the potential to improve the focus, coordination and collaboration of key organisations and their resources in combatting Australia’s most environmentally destructive weeds.
Co-published by ALCA and authored by the Invasive Species Council, this publication argues the urgency to progress three major and interconnected reforms to Australia’s threat abatement system to protect our remaining native species and ecosystems.
ALCA recommends the creation of an independent arms-length market regulator that is overseen by Government but operates independently from direct Ministerial intervention, and that landholders are aware of the benefits from any early contract release.
In response to the 2022-23 Federal Budget, CEO Dr Jody Gunn made a series of statements on items relevant to private land conservation and the environment.
The strategy provides a comprehensive framework to guide ALCA as we continue building a national voice for private land conservation.
ALCA’s submission makes a single key recommendation to revise the language in Environment Chapter of the FTA to align with Australian and British commitments made under the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use.
ALCA’s submission restates the crucial importance of elevating environmental protection as a key strategic biosecurity consideration on par with protecting our communities and economy, noting that these priorities are inextricably interdependent.
ALCA supports the retention of the existing list of excluded offsets projects given their critical role in safeguarding biodiversity, local communities, employment, and water availability, and helping to prevent perverse outcomes in the carbon market.
‘The Triple R Declaration’ —
‘Recover, Restore, Redouble’: the Australian Private Land Conservation Declaration to the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)
A compilation of the key takeaways from the Policy Workshop at ALCA’s PLC2022 conference.
This PLC2022 workshop provided an overview of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures and explored what it means for private land conservation.
ALCA’s submission to the 2022-23 Federal Pre-Budget process seeks several key measures in support of private land conservation.
