Drowning Cliefden Caves: Environmental law and geoheritage protection in New South Wales

Leary, D

Drowning Cliefden Caves: Environmental law and geoheritage protection in New South Wales

Leary, D

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Publisher:: Thomson Reuters
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 2017, 34 (4), pp. 317 - 337
Issue Date:: 2017-07-01

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dc.contributor.author	Leary, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3852-4769	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-07-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 2017, 34 (4), pp. 317 - 337	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0813-300X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/123295
dc.description.abstract	Through the lens of the current controversy surrounding the impact of a proposed dam on the Cliefden Caves in central-western New South Wales, this article highlights the need for environmental law and policy (and environmental lawyers) to pay greater attention to abiotic nature conservation and the protection of geoheritage in particular. It argues that existing environmental law in New South Wales provides inadequate protection for the State's geoheritage, and in particular for the unique geoheritage of the Cliefden Caves and associated fossil deposits of international significance. This is contrasted with the Tasmanian experience, which highlights how greater protection of geoheritage can be achieved through a combination of legislation and effective, well-resourced policy implementation.	en_US
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dc.title	Drowning Cliefden Caves: Environmental law and geoheritage protection in New South Wales	en_US
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Abstract:

Through the lens of the current controversy surrounding the impact of a proposed dam on the Cliefden Caves in central-western New South Wales, this article highlights the need for environmental law and policy (and environmental lawyers) to pay greater attention to abiotic nature conservation and the protection of geoheritage in particular. It argues that existing environmental law in New South Wales provides inadequate protection for the State's geoheritage, and in particular for the unique geoheritage of the Cliefden Caves and associated fossil deposits of international significance. This is contrasted with the Tasmanian experience, which highlights how greater protection of geoheritage can be achieved through a combination of legislation and effective, well-resourced policy implementation.

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