2026-06-05
The NSW Government has announced a new three year funding cycle for the Saving Our Species program, while leaving critical natural areas vulnerable to continued logging, broadscale clearing and destruction under the failed biodiversity offsets system.
Greens MP and spokesperson for the environment and solicitor Sue Higginson said:
"The increase in allocated spending for the Saving Our Species Program for the next three years is obviously a very welcomed announcement, and direct investment in frontline services and boots on the ground at a landscape scale is a move that has been called on for decades,"
"Unfortunately, it’s not the ambition and vision nature needs right now. If the Minns Labor Government are serious about protecting the environment, stopping the extinction crisis and repairing nature, they would fix the failed biodiversity offsets system, fix our land clearing laws, end native forest logging, and expand our National Park system to 30% of land and water by 2030,”
“Investment in managing our landscapes is a defense position, our natural world needs bold and positive action that stops the harm and builds resilience - not just repairing harm,”
"I look forward to more detail from the Minister about how and where this money will be spent, and what in fact will be saved." Ms Higginson said.