NSW makes it easier for landholders to clear grassy woodlands for agriculture
by Lisa Cox from Environment | The Guardian on (#4MMB5)
Critically endangered Monaro and Werriwa grassy woodlands affected by new regulation
The New South Wales government has made it easier for landholders to clear critically endangered grassy woodlands for agriculture and forestry in the state's south east.
The environment minister, Matt Kean, and the agriculture minister, Adam Marshall, have introduced a regulation that covers two grassy woodlands newly listed as critically endangered under NSW laws: the Monaro grassy woodlands and the Werriwa grassy woodlands.
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