Bob Carr warns environment movement ‘in danger of fading’ amid huge challenges

The longest serving premier of NSW throws support behind new alliance calling for overhaul of land-clearing laws

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The former New South Wales premier Bob Carr has warned the environment movement is in danger of fading" in the face of massive challenges protecting habitats from population pressures and climate change.

The state's longest serving premier made the statement as he backed an alliance of conservation groups calling for tougher environmental protections and an overhaul of the state's land-clearing laws.