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The Australian Government @DCCEEW last week quietly released draft National Environmental Standards (NES) for Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) as part of its #EPBCAct reform.
*2 weeks consultation*, due 22 May 2023
A🧵on key issues👇
consult.dcceew.gov.au/draft-nes-for-…
*2 weeks consultation*, due 22 May 2023
A🧵on key issues👇
consult.dcceew.gov.au/draft-nes-for-…
Note the overarching MNES standard is the first to be released, there are others in development that will be released (hopefully) soon, including for:
- Environmental Offsets
- Regional Planning
- First Nations Engagement and Participation
- Community Engagement
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- Environmental Offsets
- Regional Planning
- First Nations Engagement and Participation
- Community Engagement
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First, what's the overall goal? #NaturePositive! (it's mentioned 19 times in the document)
What does this mean? Apparently - a "collective outcome" where the environment is "repaired, regenerated and protected", requiring action everyone, not just government.
Some issues:
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What does this mean? Apparently - a "collective outcome" where the environment is "repaired, regenerated and protected", requiring action everyone, not just government.
Some issues:
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