On National Threatened Species Day (7 September) the NSW Government announced a ‘zero extinction’ target for NSW national parks, along with 221 ‘assets of intergenerational significance’ (AIS) covering the locations of 92 threatened species across 110 conservation reserves1. These follow the initial declaration under new legislation of the iconic Wollemi Pine as the first AISContinue reading “Assets of Intergenerational Significance”
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2nd progress report on NSW Bushfire Inquiry
ecommendations of the NSW Independent Bushfire Inquiry. The second progress report was released by Resilience NSW at the end of August, covering the period April to June 2021.
Fraser Island bushfire review
The bushfire that burnt more than half of Queensland’s world heritage listed K’gari (Fraser Island) in 2020 has been the subject of much media comment and public debate, as well as a review by the state’s Inspector General of Emergency Management (IGEM).
Independent Bushfire Group 