Overcoming Segregation Problematics for Environmentally Accountable and Transformative Policy in a Changing Climate: The Case of Australia’s EPBC Act

Mummery, Josephine; Mummery, Jane

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-18268-6_7

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“…The protection and regulation of international trade of Australia's native species is legislated by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act of 1999 (henceforth the Act). It is no secret, however, that the state of Australia's biodiversity is grim, and the Act is ineffective at protecting biodiversity 2,3,4 . The Australian Government is reforming its environmental laws to better protect its threatened species, with draft legislation expected to be released for public comment in early 2024.…”

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Environmental Law Reform Needed to Manage Trade of Australia’s Threatened Marine Species

Dominguez-Martinez,

Roberson,

Gephart

et al. 2024

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The protection and regulation of international trade of Australia’s native species is legislated by its Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act of 1999. In response to overwhelming evidence that the Act is ineffective at protecting biodiversity, the Australian Government is currently reforming its environmental laws. One problematic component of the Act is in cases where threatened species interact with multiple regulatory and management frameworks, such as commercially fished marine species that are traded as seafood. Here, we analyzed international seafood trade data and found that Australia exports four threatened fish species listed under the Act and additional species acknowledged as globally threatened. In light of our analysis, we have three recommendations for Australia’s new environmental legislation: 1) apply the same precautions to commercially harvested species as to other threatened species; 2) review the status of all threatened species annually; and 3) assess species listed on global conservation conventions. These recommendations will help ensure that Australia’s marine biodiversity is protected, despite its commercial value.

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Section: Environmental Law Reform Needed To Manage Trade Of Australia...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental Law Reform Needed to Manage Trade of Australia’s Threatened Marine Species

Dominguez-Martinez,

Roberson,

Gephart

et al. 2024

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Environmental law reform needed to manage trade of Australia’s threatened marine species

Dominguez-Martinez,

Roberson,

Gephart

et al. 2024

npj Ocean Sustain

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Overcoming Segregation Problematics for Environmentally Accountable and Transformative Policy in a Changing Climate: The Case of Australia’s EPBC Act

Cited by 2 publications

References 57 publications

Environmental Law Reform Needed to Manage Trade of Australia’s Threatened Marine Species

Environmental Law Reform Needed to Manage Trade of Australia’s Threatened Marine Species

Environmental law reform needed to manage trade of Australia’s threatened marine species

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