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7NEWS
17-05-2025
- Politics
- 7NEWS
Albanese government to put nature watchdog back on the agenda, confirms Murray Watt
Australia's new environment minister has wasted no time in setting his agenda. Just one week into his new role, Murray Watt is signalling a major overhaul of the country's s environmental laws. Riding the wave of the newly re-elected labor government's win, Watt said he would prioritise changing environment laws, and also potentially ditch the 'Nature Positive Plan' title in the government's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. 'Our environment laws aren't working for our environment, business or the community,' Watt posted to X on Saturday. 'They need an overhaul, and I've spent week one speaking to a range of interests about it.' Watt, formerly the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, replaced Tanya Plibersek last week, who served as environment minister for three years. Plibersek had been close to establishing an independent Environment Protection Agency in 2022. However, the plan was shelved by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in November, and again in February. During the recent election campaign, Albanese recommitted to introducing a federal nature watchdog — but indicated it may diverge from the core design of Plibersek's original proposal. 'This is a very high and immediate priority for the government,' Watt told The Guardian. 'It's why on day one on the job, I was on the phone to all of the key stakeholders talking about this. It's why I'm headed to WA next get those conversations started.' Watt also confirmed he is reconsidering the language used to frame the reforms, including whether to continue referring to the policy as the 'Nature Positive Plan.' 'I am considering the type of language we use to describe these reforms,' he said. 'I think the more we can explain these concepts in terms that Australians can understand and buy into, I think that does improve our chances of building public support for them.'
Scottish Sun
01-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
UK's largest airport to launch first-of-its-kind tours this summer
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A TOP UK airport is launching nature tours this summer. Heathrow Airport will be launching tours of the usually private nature reserve that wraps around the airport. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 The tours will take place across three dates Credit: Eventbrite 3 A new bird-watching tower has been added to the reserve Credit: Eventbrite Across three different dates, visitors will be able to visit Causeway Nature Reserve, which has a new birdwatching hide designed to look like airport's traffic control tower. The UK's largest airport says it manages around 170 hectares of land across 13 biodiversity sites surrounding the airport, which is equal to 10 per cent of the airport's overall footprint. Tours will last around two hours and visitors will be able to see diverse habitats, including freshwater lakes, reedbeds, grasslands and woodlands. Throughout the tour, participants will spot rare flowers, plants and wildlife. In total, the reserve is said to be home to 79 bird species, an array of rare spiders, numerous butterfly species and Britain's rarest tree - the Black Poplar. The Nature Traffic Control Tower has been introduced at the park as part of Heathrow's 'Nature Positive Plan', which includes understanding better and reducing its impact on nature and ecosystems. Overall, Heathrow has invested over £250million into carbon and sustainability projects since 2022. Becky Coffin, communities and sustainability director at Heathrow, said: "Our work to support nature happens all year round – from introducing cattle to graze habitats in spring, to discovering new-to-science fungi in our woodlands in autumn, and rotational hedgerow management in winter. "Maintaining and restoring nature is a priority for Heathrow, and we hope this birdwatching experience helps bring our nature positive plan to life and shows travellers that Heathrow is committed to biodiversity, giving them greater confidence in their travel choices." Tours of Heathrow's nature reserve will take place on May 26 - the bank holiday, June 18 and July 16 - however, tickets are already sold out. Inside the £3m revamp of London Heathrow's VIP terminal The Nature Positive Plan launch follows the busiest day for arrivals at the airport, on Easter Monday, when over 140,000 passengers landed at the airport. In total, almost a million passengers used the airport during the Easter weekend. The Thursday before the Easter weekend saw over 250,000 passengers travel through the airport – making it the sixth day that has happened this year already - a record for Heathrow. Some of the most popular destinations amongst passengers included Riga, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Heathrow also has a forgotten ghost terminal that was once largest in Western Europe – but now only a select few can enter. Plus, the airport has multi-billion expansion plans.
The Sun
01-05-2025
- The Sun
UK's largest airport to launch first-of-its-kind tours this summer
A TOP UK airport is launching nature tours this summer. Heathrow Airport will be launching tours of the usually private nature reserve that wraps around the airport. 3 3 Across three different dates, visitors will be able to visit Causeway Nature Reserve, which has a new birdwatching hide designed to look like airport's traffic control tower. The UK's largest airport says it manages around 170 hectares of land across 13 biodiversity sites surrounding the airport, which is equal to 10 per cent of the airport's overall footprint. Tours will last around two hours and visitors will be able to see diverse habitats, including freshwater lakes, reedbeds, grasslands and woodlands. Throughout the tour, participants will spot rare flowers, plants and wildlife. In total, the reserve is said to be home to 79 bird species, an array of rare spiders, numerous butterfly species and Britain's rarest tree - the Black Poplar. The Nature Traffic Control Tower has been introduced at the park as part of Heathrow's 'Nature Positive Plan', which includes understanding better and reducing its impact on nature and ecosystems. Overall, Heathrow has invested over £250million into carbon and sustainability projects since 2022. Becky Coffin, communities and sustainability director at Heathrow, said: "Our work to support nature happens all year round – from introducing cattle to graze habitats in spring, to discovering new-to-science fungi in our woodlands in autumn, and rotational hedgerow management in winter. "Maintaining and restoring nature is a priority for Heathrow, and we hope this birdwatching experience helps bring our nature positive plan to life and shows travellers that Heathrow is committed to biodiversity, giving them greater confidence in their travel choices." Tours of Heathrow's nature reserve will take place on May 26 - the bank holiday, June 18 and July 16 - however, tickets are already sold out. Inside the £3m revamp of London Heathrow's VIP terminal The Nature Positive Plan launch follows the busiest day for arrivals at the airport, on Easter Monday, when over 140,000 passengers landed at the airport. In total, almost a million passengers used the airport during the Easter weekend. The Thursday before the Easter weekend saw over 250,000 passengers travel through the airport – making it the sixth day that has happened this year already - a record for Heathrow. Some of the most popular destinations amongst passengers included Riga, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Heathrow also has a forgotten ghost terminal that was once largest in Western Europe – but now only a select few can enter. Plus, the airport has multi-billion expansion plans. 3
The Irish Sun
01-05-2025
- The Irish Sun
UK's largest airport to launch first-of-its-kind tours this summer
A TOP UK airport is launching nature tours this summer. Heathrow Airport will be launching tours of the usually private nature reserve that wraps around the airport. 3 The tours will take place across three dates Credit: Eventbrite 3 A new bird-watching tower has been added to the reserve Credit: Eventbrite Across three different dates, visitors will be able to visit Causeway The UK's Tours will last around two hours and visitors will be able to see diverse habitats, including Throughout the tour, participants will spot rare flowers, plants and wildlife. Read more on Heathrow In total, the reserve is said to be home to 79 bird species, an array of rare spiders, numerous The Nature Traffic Control Tower has been introduced at the park as part of Heathrow's 'Nature Positive Plan', which includes understanding better and reducing its impact on nature and ecosystems. Overall, Heathrow has invested over £250million into carbon and sustainability projects since 2022. Becky Coffin, communities and sustainability director at Heathrow, said: "Our work to support nature happens all year round – from introducing cattle to graze habitats in spring, to discovering new-to-science fungi in our woodlands in autumn, and rotational hedgerow management in winter. Most read in News Travel "Maintaining and restoring nature is a priority for Heathrow, and we hope this birdwatching experience helps bring our nature positive plan to life and shows travellers that Heathrow is committed to biodiversity, giving them greater confidence in their travel choices." Tours of Heathrow's nature reserve will take place on May 26 - the bank holiday, June 18 and July 16 - however, tickets are already sold out. Inside the £3m revamp of London Heathrow's VIP terminal The Nature Positive Plan launch follows the busiest day for arrivals at the airport, on Easter Monday, when over 140,000 passengers landed at the airport. In total, almost a million passengers used the airport during the Easter weekend. The Thursday before the Easter weekend saw over 250,000 passengers travel through the airport – making it the sixth day that has happened this year already - a record for Heathrow. Some of the most popular destinations amongst passengers included Riga, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Heathrow also has a Plus, the 3 The reserve is part of Heathrow's Nature Positive Plan Credit: Eventbrite
