Australia | NSW government proposes sharp increase in land additions to NPs

The NSW government will expand the national parks estate by 200,000 hectares over the next two years if Matt Kean, the Energy and Environment Minister gets his way.

In a Facebook post on Sunday evening, Mr Kean said his goal was necessary to shore up protection for the state's many threatened species.

https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/nsw-minister-proposes-10-fold-increase-in-national-park-creation-rate-20190818-p52ibi.html

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