Save Sydney's Trees

The NSW government is proposing a range of draft Regulations and Codes to support the introduction of the controversial Biodiversity reforms.

In response we urge you to make a submission detailing your concerns. To assist, we've set up a sample template to the right, which you can personalise as you wish.

In particular, we encourage you to consider the proposed offsetting arrangements, where trees become a ‘commodity’, with developers and authorities able to pay cash to fell trees. This will see thousands of trees lost each year, with significant social and environmental impacts.

With large parts of Sydney facing ...

The NSW government is proposing a range of draft Regulations and Codes to support the introduction of the controversial Biodiversity reforms.

In response we urge you to make a submission detailing your concerns. To assist, we've set up a sample template to the right, which you can personalise as you wish.

In particular, we encourage you to consider the proposed offsetting arrangements, where trees become a ‘commodity’, with developers and authorities able to pay cash to fell trees. This will see thousands of trees lost each year, with significant social and environmental impacts.

With large parts of Sydney facing major urban development, we need tighter regulations not less. Please take a few minutes to send off your ‘Submission’ now, then spread the word.

To find out more, the EDO NSW has some great material available online:
http://www.edonsw.org.au/biodiversity_legislation_review

To view the proposed Regulations and other material: https://www.landmanagement.nsw.gov.au/have-your-say/

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Make a Submission

The NSW government is proposing new Regulations and Codes that signficiantly change the way land clearing is assessed in urban and rural environments. This includes allowing cash payments to fell trees. In response, we encourage you to make a submission, noting your concerns. You can do this quickly by using the pro-forma template below, which you can personalise. Then send your submission using the Submit button.

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I do not support the proposed Regulations and codes, specifically:

•	The draft Regulations and codes do not provide sufficient information for the public to comment to.  This information should be exhibited for public comment before the regulations and codes can be finalised.
•	The proposed Regulations and codes will see thousands of trees lost, often in areas that face major development.  While an offsets policy is proposed, the proposed code will  see long standing urban vegetation jeopardised, which in turn is likely to see a greater equity divide in cities like Sydney. 
•	I do not agree with the option of cash payments in lieu of genuine vegetation offsets or the monetisation of our vegetation.

Further the government’s offsets policy does not adequately address the loss of mature and significant canopies, particularly in terms of major infrastructure projects. In short the current process does not work, as demonstrated by Sydney’s CBD/SE light rail project, where hundreds of significant and historic trees were felled.  An offsets policy in this case means little, when the economic outcomes outweigh the social and environmental cost.

Given the challenges we face in terms of climate change, and Sydney has one of the highest population growths for an advanced economy, we should be tightening regulations to protect vegetation and green space.

Clearly further work is needed to address wide public concerns.  Following this, the proposed Regulations and codes should be re-exhibited for public comment.

Thank you for considering my submission.

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