Just what the ecologist ordered

Dear Woow,

I've just got back from Parliament where leading environmental organisations launched an urgent report titled a 'New Deal for Nature'. Politicians from all of the major parties – Liberal, Labor, Greens and the Nationals came along to hear our vital message.

New Deal for Nature outlines the 10 essential steps our politicians must take to protect our threatened species and natural places. It outlines what's at risk, and more importantly the possibilities for what can be done to halt the loss of our natural world and restore nature for future generations.

It's a crucial period, as our government is currently rewriting our nature laws. They already plan to scrap the Native Vegetation Act, one of the protections that has helped save over 116,000 native animals each year. When the stakes are so high for our wildlife, it's up to us to make sure our new biodiversity conservation laws are up to the task.

Have you added your name to the New Deal for Nature pledge? Help supercharge this campaign by forwarding this email to 5 of your friends and asking them to sign on too.

 

You can take a look at the full Report here.

Writing a Report is an important first step, but it's not the whole story. The most important thing we can do right now is make sure our leaders hear that the community wants nature protected.

Thanks for being a part of this important moment to protect our native animals. So much is on the line for our koalas and other threatened species, but we have a real opportunity to create stronger laws to protect them.

I'll be in touch as this progresses,

Daisy
Campaigns Director
Nature Conservation Council of NSW

P.S. Our CEO, Kate Smolski, handed the report to Government MP Greg Pearce who promised to personally hand it to the environment Minister, Mark Speakman. Let's make sure the Minister knows you support a New Deal for Nature by signing the pledge.

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