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| Subject: Excellent: Pay farmers to save threatened species: expert Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:01 pm | |
| Farmers banned from clearing their land should be reimbursed and society must pay to save native plants and animals on private property, says the top environmental economist heading a shake-up of NSW's biodiversity laws.
In an interview with Fairfax Media, Neil Byron, who is leading the independent review, has given the first indication of potential changes to contentious rules governing land clearing and threatened species protection.
Senior Nationals MPs have been heavily criticised for linking land clearing laws to the death of NSW environment compliance officer Glen Turner, who was killed while carrying out his work near Moree in July.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/pay-farmers-to-save-threatened-species-expert-20141002-10nv7h.html#ixzz3F20nMtoX |
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