Media Releases – Page 18 – National Parks Association of NSW

Day of Forest protests shows public fed up

Posted by NPA NSWon February 13, 2019in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

National Forest Uprising shows public opinion is behind protecting forests and wildlife
A series of protests against the destruction of public native forests have taken place today throughout NSW and in Canberra, dubbed the National Forest Uprising.

Environmental announcements must herald policy shifts

Posted by NPA NSWon February 4, 2019February 4, 2019in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

Government environment announcements welcome but must herald policy shifts to be meaningful

The National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) has cautiously welcomed today’s announcements by the Berejiklian government, but warns that policy settings must change in order to reverse recent wind-backs in environmental protection.

World Wetlands Day a stark reminder of water failings

Posted by NPA NSWon February 2, 2019January 31, 2019in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

No wetlands, no water, no fish, no future: who’s going to sort out the mess?

World Wetlands Day is celebrated internationally each year on 2 February. It marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971. This year the theme is wetlands and climate change and in Australia it could be not timelier.

Lack of Commonwealth accountability means forests destined to go the same way as rivers

Posted by NPA NSWon January 17, 2019in Media Releases2 Comments

Following briefings with Commonwealth and NSW environment and primary industry agencies, environment groups are more convinced than ever that the newly minted Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) will facilitate the continuing decline of threatened species, unsustainable destruction of forests and the loss of important benefits they provide to communities.

The government’s koala strategy can’t work—the Great Koala National Park can

Posted by Steph Clarkon December 18, 2018December 18, 2018in Media Releases1 Comment

The National Parks Association of NSW Inc (NPA) is renewing calls for the government to create new protected areas for koalas, including the Great Koala National Park, following the release of a critique of the NSW government’s Koala Strategy authored by WWF, North East Forest Alliance and NPA.

Conservation groups boycott call for nominations for Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel

Posted by NPA NSWon November 30, 2018in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

Leading conservation groups have today announced that they will be boycotting the NSW Government’s call for nominations for the Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel. To do otherwise would be to lend credibility to a process that over-rides the National Parks and Wildlife Act.