Tag: Department of Forestry Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
Biodiversity conservation and waste management alignment
The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) has just unfolded in Baku, Azerbaijan. This means that since 1992, when 154 countries signed the UNFCCC agreeing to combat harmful human impacts on the climate, we are still grappling with many challenges.
National Biodiversity Offset Guideline finally published
The National Biodiversity Offset Guideline (BOG) has been published. It specifically applies to applications for environmental authorisations but can be used by authorities making other decisions that may involve biodiversity offsetting.
The effect of EPR regulations on the recycling infrastructure
The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations which came into effect in May 2021, aims to ensure that producers are accountable for the entire life cycle of the products they place on the market, from conception to post-consumer waste disposal. Its influence will extend well beyond the producers.
