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“Bold action” required following recognition of the …

WebBy Melanie Montalban, Managing Lawyer – ACT and Claudia Hodge, EDO volunteer and Youth-Chair of the Environment and Human Rights Subcommittee, …

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New Report: A Healthy Environment is a Human Right

Web“Fundamentally, the human right to a healthy environment only recognises in law something that every person intrinsically knows to be true – we as humans rely on …

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A Healthy Environment is a Human Right

WebA Healthy Environment is a Human Right. All human rights ultimately depend on a healthy environment. It was recognised 50 years ago that the environment is essential to …

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A Healthy Environment is a Human Right

WebA Healthy Environment is a Human Right: Summary Report 3 The 2021 Australia State of the Environment Report identifies that, in a rapidly changing climate, with

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Announcing a new EDO team

WebThe Environmental Defenders Office is proud to announce its new national team, bringing together scientific and legal experts across the country to provide best-in-class legal …

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The Time to Act on Climate is Now – Making the Most of …

WebEDO is compiling legal solutions to ensure Australia’s domestic climate policy and law can do what needs to be done. Once COP 26 is over, there is a critical …

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Awaiting decision on first ever legal challenge to NSW …

WebJoin the legal battle to protect our unique and precious environment. With support from people like you, we can run more groundbreaking cases and deliver expert …

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Implementing effective independent Environmental …

WebPanel Discussion. EDO hosted a panel discussion to further explore what strong environmental regulation by EPAs should involve, and why it is necessary to implement …

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Threats to wetlands in the Murray-Darling Basin

WebThe Murray-Darling Basin Plan. The Murray-Darling Basin Plan became law in late 2012. Its key strategy for improving water management in the Basin is to reduce …

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Australia's climate inaction is a human rights violation

WebThe environmental lawyers of Environmental Defenders Office, Environmental Justice Australia and Earthjustice have made a joint submission to the United Nations …

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ACT introduces Australia-first right to a healthy environment

WebIn a momentous step towards recognising the right to a healthy environment, ACT Minister for Human Rights, Tara Cheyne MLA, has introduced a bill to amend the territory’s …

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Transparent failure — Tasmanian Government is the most …

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Scientific Officer

WebApplications which do not address the selection criteria will not be considered. For further information or sending your application, please contact Megan Kessler, Director – …

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What is ecologically sustainable development (ESD)

WebIn Australia, the principle is known as ecologically sustainable development (orESD) and has been included in over 60 pieces of Australian legislation. The National Strategy for …

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The legal challenge to NSW’s biggest coal mine

WebThe IPC’s decision means that Mount Pleasant Coal Mine will become New South Wales’ largest open-cut coal mine. On behalf of a group of Hunter Valley residents who live near …

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Poor laws contributing to an estimated 11,000 Australian transport

WebInadequate laws, along with government inaction, are contributing to an estimated 11,000 Australian premature deaths from transport pollution every year, according to a new …

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WebWildlife trade—both regulated and illegal—is a lucrative global business that generates billions of dollars putting at risk the conservation and welfare of the wildlife being …

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