Review of native vegetation clearing legislation
Source: Western Australia. Minister for the Environment. Media Release
"Environment Minister David Templeman announced a review of the State’s native vegetation clearing legislation to vastly improve processes and environmental outcomes. The review will examine the Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004, and those parts of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 that were introduced in 2004 and which make it an offence to clear native vegetation unless a permit is granted or an exemption applies. “Our population growth and past agricultural expansion has put enormous pressure on our environment, causing increased salinity and the loss of plants and animals through habitat destruction,” Mr Templeman said. We now have more than 600 species threatened with extinction, including nearly 400 native plants, and it’s vital that we act now."