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Environment, Biodiversity & Natural Heritage

The Greens were founded on the vision of a robust and healthy environment, and that vision continues today. We are working hard to promote environmental values in Parliament and protect our unique wildlife and wild places.

The 2011 State of the Environment report (SoE) shows Australia’s biodiversity on land and sea in alarming decline.

The Greens successfully negotiated the $946 million Biodiversity Fund as part of the Clean Energy Future Package, funding communities to restore bushland and native habitats and reduce the impacts of weeds and feral animals.

The Greens are pursuing reforms to our national environmental laws to urgently protect threatened species and to make sure our iconic areas, like the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, are protected for future generations.

We need environment laws that work to stop the biodiversity crisis, save our threatened species, and protect our precious places.  Sign up to find out more about our work to fix our environment laws.

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Hands Across the Sand - Adelaide

18 May 2013 | 10:30 am
Senator Penny Wright to speak at the Hands Across the Sand event in Adelaide on Saturday 18 May.
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iDEA13 Doctors for the Environment Australia 2013 National Conference

07 Apr 2013 | 11:00 am
Senator Penny Wright to speak at the Doctors for the Environment Australia's iDEA13 National Student-Run Conference.
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Adjournment Speech - Kangaroo Island is Too Precious to Lose

20 Mar 2013
Senator Penny Wright speak about why Kangaroo Island's unique environment should be protected.
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Kangaroo Island future in Minister’s hands, again

19 Mar 2013
The future of the Kangaroo Island community is again in the hands of Environment Minister Tony Burke as he decides on a second...
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Bight Petroleum’s new proposal threat to Kangaroo Island

05 Mar 2013
Bight Petroleum’s proposal was released yesterday, leaving the Kangaroo Island community concerned about oil and gas expl...
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Timing of KI oil exploration may change, risks don’t

13 Feb 2013
Seismic testing off the coast of Kangaroo Island would risk serious environmental and economic damage at any time of year, says...
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KI community in limbo as environmental deadline lapses

13 Feb 2013
The Kangaroo Island community remains in limbo after mining company Bight Petroleum failed to publicly release documents relati...
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Further scrutiny will show the danger of Kangaroo Island drilling plans: Greens

09 Jan 2013
The Australian Greens say closer review of Bight Petroleum’s plans to explore for oil off Kangaroo Island will make it cl...
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Burke must protect Kangaroo Island blue whale feeding grounds

09 Jan 2013
Australian Greens Marine spokesperson Senator Rachel Siewert says allowing oil and gas exploration off the coast of South Austr...
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Motion for futher protection of Giant Australian Cuttlefish at Point Lowly

22 Nov 2012
A motion calling on the Gillard Government to urgently reassess whether the upper Spencer Gulf population of this Giant Austral...
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