澳大利亚政府推动 EPBC 法案改革以实现生物多样性净收益,面临政治障碍。
Australia’s government pushes EPBC Act reforms for net biodiversity gain, facing political hurdles.
以环境部长Murray Watt为首的阿尔巴内斯政府正在推动对澳大利亚的《经济、社会、文化权利国际公约》进行重大改革,要求开发商首先避免环境损害,并确保恢复的生境超过被破坏的生境,以期实现生物多样性的净收益。
The Albanese government, led by Environment Minister Murray Watt, is advancing major reforms to Australia’s EPBC Act, requiring developers to avoid environmental harm first and ensure restored habitats exceed those destroyed, aiming for a net gain in biodiversity.
该计划以2020年塞缪尔审查为基础,旨在加速批准住房和可再生能源,同时解决澳大利亚野生生物的严重减少问题。
The plan, based on the 2020 Samuel review, seeks to speed up approvals for housing and renewable energy while addressing Australia’s severe wildlife decline.
然而,该联盟,特别是全国人民,在对采矿和耕作的影响的关切方面,面临着来自该联盟的抵制。
However, it faces resistance from the Coalition, particularly the Nationals, over concerns about impacts on mining and farming.
内部自由党的分裂和Watt批准Woodside的天然气项目延期引起了批评,使改革努力复杂化,改革现在可能依靠Greens的支持,而国家环境监督者的承诺却停滞不前。
Internal Liberal divisions and Watt’s approval of Woodside’s gas project extension have drawn criticism, complicating efforts to pass reforms, which may now depend on Greens support amid stalled promises of a national environmental watchdog.