Tree planting 'offset' allowing miners to destroy ecosystems
by Michael Slezak from Environment | The Guardian on (#17BN1)
Decision to broaden scope of offsets opposed by staff at the Office of Environment and Heritage
Planting trees on old mine sites can count as an "offset", allowing miners to destroy native ecosystems elsewhere, despite documents showing government staff recommended against the move.
The revelations appear in documents obtained under freedom of information laws by the NSW Nature Conservation Council and revealed by Fairfax Media.
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