Managing Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity (Inquiry)
This inquiry is a current Legislative Assembly inquiry conducted by the Natural Resource Management (Climate Change) Committee.
On 4 March, the Standing Committee on Natural Resource Management (Climate Change) commenced a new inquiry into the quality of management strategies to address the impacts of climate change on biodiversity.
The Committee has recognised that there is increasing scientific evidence that climate change is already having significant impacts on biodiversity and that appropriate and adequate management strategies are required to enhance the ability of species and ecosystems to survive.
The Committee is also interested to learn about adaptation options to climate change impacts on biodiversity that will also protect industries dependent on biodiversity and healthy ecosystems, such as the fishing and aquaculture industries and the tourism industry.
Timeline
» Call for submissions: 9 Mar 2009
» Submissions close: 24 Apr 2009
Reports and Government Responses
No records of reports or government responses are available for this inquiry.
Hearings and Transcripts
| Date | Name of Document |
|---|---|
| 04/05/2009 | Public Hearing |
| 22/06/2009 | Public Hearing |
| 20/08/2009 | Public Hearing |
Submissions
The Committee would like to hear from people with an interest in managing biodiversity from academic experts to local community groups.
View the public submission(s) published by the committee in relation to this inquiry.
The closing date for submissions was 24 April 2009
Contact Us
- Primary contact: Vicki Buchbach, phone (02) 9230 3438, Climate.Change@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Committee Manager: Vicki Buchbach, phone (02) 9230 3438, Climate.Change@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Senior Committee Officer: Carolyn Littlefair, phone (02) 9230 2108, Climate.Change@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Research Officer: Kylie Rudd, phone (02) 9230 2633, Climate.Change@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Address for written correspondence:
The Committee Manager
Standing Committee on Natural Resource Management (Climate Change)
Parliament House
Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000
Fax: (02) 9230 3309
Inquiry Terms of Reference
This inquiry was self-referred.
That the Committee inquire into and report on:
- the adequacy of management strategies to address the impacts of climate change on biodiversity in New South Wales ecosystems and
- any options for improving these strategies
- increasing invasion of weed and pest species;
- changes to species' distribution and ecosystem composition including increased risk of extinction;
- changes to species' life cycle events (such as flowering, egg-laying and migration); and
- other threats to species or ecosystem health.
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