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Forests and Native VegetationGreenpeace video about Palm oil and rainforestThis video shows why you should click on the Greenpeace link in the right sidebar... share it with your friends. Biobanking Scheme Slammed“Biobanking” scheme slammed 1st February 2008
Regional environmentalists have slammed the controversial “Biobanking” biodiversity offsets scheme, saying that it will encourage landclearing in coastal areas and the clearfelling of vulnerable woodlands for mining.
submission to biobanking methodology and regulationSee attached a joint submission to the Daft Biobanking Assessment Methodology and Regulation from the Hunter Community Environment Centre and National Parks Association of NSW. January 2008. Informal Anouncement of Review of Public Forestry RegulationsThe long-overdue five year review of the Integrated Forestry Operations Approvals for Upper and Lower North East and the Eden Forestry Regions has been informally anounced by the NSW Government in responce to a question by Greens MLC Ian Cohen.
PNF Code finally released1st August, 2007 Private forestry code undermined by “seamstress clause”
The Hunter Community Environment Centre is disappointed that the Code of Conduct for logging on private land released this week includes a so-called “seamstress clause,” which allows the Code to be tailored to cut out protected areas for individual landholders if they believe the impact on their logging operations is too great.
Environmentalists call for swift action against vandals
3rd July: Environmentalists call for swift action against land clearing vandals Environment groups today described the actions by farmers with so-called National Tree Chop Day as self destructive and urged the NSW Government not to give into environmental vandalism and blackmail. The groups will also support community demands for even stronger tree protection laws as a result of these actions.
Redgum forests need ugent protectionLogging to be assessed in Redgum forests -- but new parks are urgently needed
Following court action taken by the National Parks Association of NSW and a four-day blockade by NSW Red Gum Forest Action the NSW Government has agreed to prepare an environmental impact assessment for all red gum forestry in the Riverina (State Forests, TSRs and Crown leases). More destruction at Fame Cove_feb_06.thumbnail.jpg "More destruction at Fame Cove") HCEC has received more images from the outraged community at Fame Cove of urban landclearing and serious pollution of a creek. It seems as if National Park boundaries are the only way to ensure that remnant coastal habitats can be protected from landclearing in the coastal fringe in this State, so that's what Fame Cove, and all remnant forest and wetland on the northern shore of Port Stephens. Fame Cove is symptomatic of the terrible impact of urban landclearing ip and down the NSW coast and this State election it's time to get real commitment to rein it in.
BiobankingSUBMISSIONS NEEDED ON BIOBANKING – DEADLINE LOOMS You can dowload the documents from the DECC website
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SearchRandom image Upcoming eventsPopular contentToday's:All time:Random QuoteThe Hunter Community Environment Centre is a group of people, often young people, who have no investment in this debate except their ideals. They are not there to make money and it is fair enough if honourable members disagree with them, but they believe in protecting the environment and the social amenity and doing the decent thing. I think they have a fantastic quality that we find in the Australian environment [movement]. Despite all the apathy, some people, many of whom I am proud to say are good friends of mine, work hard for long days and nights and do not give up. Governments come and governments will go but whilst there is any shred of threatened pristine environment or species left these people will step up and defend it, and I am very proud to be part of that movement. |
