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Assignment on Environment Law

   

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Running head: ENVIRONMENT LAWEnvironment LawName of the studentName of the universityAuthor note

1ENVIRONMENT LAWIntroductionEnvironmental law is the collective term for all valid statutes, treaties, customary and commonlaws, regulations, etc. that prevent environment from further damage by addressing harmfulactivities carried out by humans in a lawful manner, ensuring safety and protection. The basicmessage of most environmental laws is to address the dire situation of pollution affecting theplanet quite drastically. Another series of regulatory terminologies, better known for theprotection of natural and minerals, also has a strong effect on the overall position of theenvironmental laws as a whole (Percival et al,2015). There are several other categories as wellthat effect the environmental laws greatly.The issue of overpopulation and its effects on water resourcesEvery day the population of Australia increases exponentially, it is not a coincidence that 70% ofseafood consumption in Australia is imported from foreign lands and not from Queensland andVictoria which each hold significant bodies of water that have be known for their diverse pelagicspecies. Electricity bills for seafood producers have rocketed and the infrastructure to supportthe seafood producing plants have to be maintained extensively and not just that, landfillconstruction below the Sidney Basin have come to a temporary halt (Goldie and Betts, 2014).The root of these problems rests with the extensive growth of Australia’s population whichwithout a doubt, compromises the availability of food, water, fresh air and also other non-environmental things like education. The population burst and the high rate of the Australiandollar coupled with the ever-increasing heat and drought, results to the degradation of theenvironment and also the reduction of necessary resources for survival (Mora, 2014). It can be

2ENVIRONMENT LAWseen via various recent studies that since 2010, the rate of migration has increased by 20% and inmost Australian states and localities, 80% of total area is supposedly dominated by the extramigrants together with the residents. This phenomenon would not just result in the loss of foodand water but also the reduction of free land and land free from fragmentation which isconsidered wild which. This mass-migration leads to deforestation and a very significant damageto the environment, scarring it for eternity. If such situations (mass-migration and landfragmentation) are not controlled quickly, then environmental degradation as a result of theseissue will continue to increase, leaving the Australian environment and economy in shambles. In the country of Australia, The Environment Protection, and Biodiversity Conservation Act1999 (EPBC Act) is one of the main pieces of legislation that controls the set of environmentallaws as a whole (Uniyalet al, 2016). The EPBC Act provides a framework to legally protect theprecious floral and faunal factors of the ecological environment. The Act also focuses onspecifying places of great heritage, environmental importance as they are listed by reference tothreatened species or places of heritage of environmental importance. The purpose of the EPBCAct is, Conservation of Australian Biodiversity, maintaining a proper assessment on theenvironment in a streamlined basis, promotion of sustainable development, etc. Water management policies and legislations The main topic of discussion in this project would be management of water resources as a wholein the Australian continent and the various laws affecting it. Australia has always faced majorissues in maintaining sustainability in water supply while facing drying climatic conditions,drought and escalating demand for drinking water. Responding to that, the Government providedfederal leadership in water policy and several legal legislation reforms for all Australian citizens.

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