The National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) warmly welcomes the NSW government’s purchase of over 150,000 ha of private land for a new national park in northwest NSW.
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Author: NPA NSW
Deeply flawed environmental approval process for Snowy 2.0 revealed
The National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) has questioned the Commonwealth Government’s ability to assess the environmental impact statement for the Snowy 2.0 Main Works in the wake of a damning report by the Auditor General on the administration of national environmental laws.
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Major threat to old-growth forests removed
The NSW Government has today removed a significant threat to native forests and wildlife by suspending a project that would have removed environmental protections for thousands of hectares of old-growth forest.
Regrow Rewild Update
Stephanie Clark, NPA Citizen Science Officer
We have been busy in the planning stages of Regrow Rewild. The main objectives of the project will be to examine a statewide selection of fire refugia to document the extent to which they are functioning as ‘biodiversity arks’. These sites are important as they offer the best hope for the survival of the many species that have been pushed to the edge of extinction by the 2019/20 bushfires.
EPBC Act Submission: matters of national environmental significance
NPA recently made a detailed submission on the ten yearly review of the Commonwealth’s nature laws, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act).
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Urban Greenspace and Mental Health and Wellbeing
Magella Lajoie, Sydney Region Branch
Since the COVID-19 crisis, my husband and I head off for the bush at the end of our street everyday. We are very lucky to live in a suburb with abundant greenspace. We have been bushwalkers all our lives and know that feeling of introspection during the walk and value that feeling of rejuvenation after a bush walk. Now science has bourgeoning evidence that urban greenspace is good for our health, our mental health and our wellbeing.
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