what does the environmental planning and assessment act do
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 The act incorporated a three-tired system of state, regional (now repealed) and local levels of significance, and required the relevant planning authority to take into consideration the impacts to the environment (both natural and built) and the community of proposed development or land-use change.[1] Most development requires a Statement of Environmental Effects detailing the impacts to both natural and human environments, which should be taken into consideration by the regulatory authority, while larger projects require a more thorough Environmental Impact Assessment and greater public scrutiny.
Biodiversity Conservation biology is reforming around strategic plans to protect biodiversity.[221][226][227] Preserving global biodiversity is a priority in strategic conservation plans that are designed to engage public policy and concerns affecting local, regional and global scales of communities, ecosystems and cultures.[228] Action plans identify ways of sustaining human well-being, employing natural capital, market capital and ecosystem services.[229][230]