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I spoke to Lisa Cox about the #naturerepair market bill - lots of issues, but big opportunity to fix, e.g make it so methods have to *meet* integrity standards, not just "have regard" to them (which is pretty p*ssweak) #biodiversity theguardian.com/australia-news…

Join members of the Curious Climate Schools Team, Gabi Mocatta Kim Beasy Charlotte Jones and Rachel Kelly and me to find out what children want to know about climate change, and why it's so important to listen to their questions.

Invasive buffel grass irreversibly transforming ecosystems across Australia. We recognise and list (some) threatening processes then simply fail to do anything about them. Will the EPBC Act reforms change this? theguardian.com/australia-news…

Anyone who loves our oceans should read this 👇 Proposed new laws in Tasmania promote salmon farming over the environment, wind back already weaken marine protections Our pristine oceans are at risk. Our 5 recommendations will reset the balance. edo.org.au/why-salmon-far…

The federal government has promised zero new extinctions. #Budget2023 will not deliver on this promise. Extinctions and declines in flora and fauna compromise: tourism, culture, agriculture, the economy, health … pretty much everything that matters Prof. Euan Ritchie (@euanritchie.bsky.social) Biodiversity Council

I can't wait for this #LawWeek chat! #EnviroLaws are a baseline for avoiding extinction & we need to do MUCH better! Next gen laws have to take extinction seriously for us to have any hope of achieving #naturepositive outcomes 🌱 Adelaide Law School School of Law, University of Tasmania

I'm so excited to be working with Natural Hazards Research Australia again this year, to bring together people thinking about fire and the law! I'll be working to establish a network of us... more anon!

It’s remarkable how social media posts about the Voice referendum are attracting deluges of vicious, toxic responses. Mark Kenny today describing perfectly how both those responses and our conservative politicians are at odds with the generosity and vision of most Australians.

It's not every day you get to summarise your PhD research (& AJPA paper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…) in Australian Senate . Here's my take yesterday's announced audit on #EPBCAct #offsets.

This is going to be such an interesting conversation - join us if you can! Adelaide Law School

🦏 A fantastic evening with Mr John E. Scanlon AO speaking on 'Environmental, nature and wildlife crimes & the role of international law'. Prof Andy Lowe then led a Q&A discussion with Phillipa McCormack Adam Toomes 📺 Video coming soon! Adelaide Law School Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology #HopeandWonder

Video of my presention & the open Q&A session has now been posted by Environment Institute - University of Adelaide Uni of Adelaide It is available here youtube.com/watch?v=b2VQKv… @InvasionEcology Prof Andy Lowe Phillipa McCormack Adam Toomes ADM Capital Foundation #EndWildlifeCrime

How can Australian employment law adapt to a world of worsening climate change? Check out my new article with Gabrielle Golding and Phillipa McCormack: The Changing Climate of Australian Employment Law unswlawjournal.unsw.edu.au/article/the-ch…

🇦🇺About 60% of Australia is owned/managed privately - so how can private landholders be engaged in #biodiversity #conservation? Phillipa McCormack & colleagues think an improved “conservation covenant” is needed🌳 👀the article: theconversation.com/private-landho… Uni of Adelaide #environment

There’s an enormous price to pay if carbon credit projects don’t actually offset the emissions of the companies that buy them, Megan Evans from UNSW Canberra warns. “It makes climate change worse,” she said. Renew Economy on our latest research reneweconomy.com.au/it-makes-clima…

Last week Tanya Plibersek referred to an internal audit of environmental offset compliance when announcing the establishment of a national EPA minister.dcceew.gov.au/plibersek/tran… The audit apparently found that 1 in 7 developments could be in breach of their #offset conditions 🧵

I'm looking forward to delivering this webinar, thanks Cambridge Prisms! Conservation laws can play an important role in preventing extinction... but they can also be impotent and even perverse. #newnaturelaws need to do better! NELA Adelaide Law School

Did you miss our most recent #CPExtinction webinar with Phillipa McCormack? Click for a recording of this informative session on Preventing, declaring and learning from species extinctions: the role of law bit.ly/3Smw5mM #extinction #biodiversity