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Woodside sells 10% of $16.5b Scarborough LNG to Japan investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Woodside to use under water seismic blasting in an area of endangered whale habitat at the Scarborough site with the Conservation Council of WA calling the decision "enormously disappointing". The proposal has been subject to three high-profile legal ...

La Trobe Uni issues $175m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... initiatives." It will also be used for sustainable water and waste management infrastructure for distribution, water conservation projects and water and wastewater treatments and recycling facilities with the aim of fostering a circular economy. It will ...

University secures $450 million sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... supports successful execution on strategy." CBA noted that Macquarie's iodiversity KPI is focused on the continued conservation of the critically endangered Turpentine-Ironbark Forest, 3.5 hectares of which is located on campus. The restoration work ...

Nature Market Repair Bill: why some farmers oppose biodiversity offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Greens are pushing for broader environmental law reform including adding a "climate trigger" to the Environmental Conservation and Biodiversity Act which would mean new projects must be assessed for their climate impact. Farmers for Climate Action chief ...

New Forests adds California forestry assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... health and resiliency, and improve wildlife habitat," and will also look at environmental opportunities such as "conservation easements and valuation of ecosystem services to further achieve positive environmental outcomes alongside financial return." ...

Plibersek announces crackdown on offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... make sure nature is better off overall," she said. On Monday night, during a forum hosted by non-profit the Nature Conservation Council (NCC) Plibersek recognised that there are ecosystems that cannot be offset, as their conservation value is far too ...

RIAA CEO Simon O'Connor to exit after 10 years

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... end of this year. O'Connor took the position in February 2013, leaving environmental non-profit the Australian Conservation Foundation and public interest economic consultancy Economists at Large. O'Connor cited personal reasons for his departure ...

Stakeholders weigh in on Nature Repair Market bill

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... closing date on 1 June from a range of industries including finance, medicine legal, property and energy as well as conservation and climate-focused NGOs. The Nature Repair Market Bill 2023 will provide a framework for a voluntary national biodiversity ...

Regnan outlines challenges to biodiversity conservation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Conservation efforts in biodiversity, nature and ecosystems have "failed to achieve their goals" due a variety of flawed assumptions including exclusionary practices separating people and nature, according to a report by Regnan. In Beyond Biodiversity ...

Greening Australia names new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... experience in strategic leadership spanning the not-for-profit, private and public sectors, and a lifelong passion for conservation and sustainability" in announcing her appointment. She has also been a member of Greening Australia for many years, and ...