Proponents of renewable energy projects need earlier guidance on what biodiversity offsets are likely to cost, the Clean Energy Council has told the NSW government.
Victoria should accredit environmental professionals and strengthen rules on biodiversity offsetting, according to a state parliamentary report released today.
A NSW Bill allowing biodiversity and carbon credits to be generated from actions in national parks is deeply flawed, according to a leading biodiversity scientist.
A new NSW bill enables the state government to monetise biodiversity and carbon sequestration actions in national parks that go beyond business-as-usual.
Environmental offset conditions aren't compensating for the harm caused by clearing and new projects, a Western Australian review has found, and the state's offsets policy will be strengthened.
Mining companies, environmentalists, planners and local governments have all told a NSW parliamentary inquiry that the state's biodiversity offsets scheme is seriously flawed.