Banks and investors risk court action and greenwashing investigations if they don't stop financing activities that harm biodiversity, a major environment group has warned.
Federal, state and territory environment ministers have agreed to work together on biodiversity markets, and will reform the regulation of e-waste and packaging.
Developers can apply for priority access to in-demand biodiversity credits, according to the draft operating protocol for NSW's new $106 million biodiversity fund.
A court has found a Stockland proposal for a major residential development could harm a significant wetland, and has criticised ecological evidence given on the company's behalf.