Policy Papers

HSI Submission to the Federal Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) Green Paper - HSI Australia, September 2008.

Terrestial Landscapes, Biodiversity and Climate Change - Key elements of an approach for consideration by participants at the ACCRA Climate Change meeting, HSI Australia, August 2008.

The Case Against Marine Mammals in Captivity - Document edited for The Humane Society of the United States and World Society for the Protection of Animals by Naomi Rose, Richard Farinato and Susan Sherwin 2005

Grumpy Old Greenies - lamenting waiting lists, wasted opportunities and wayward pork barrelling in Australia's biodiversity programs, Humane Society International. A paper presented at the Environmental Defenders Office National Conference May 2005

RMS Report Executive Summary - A new report on the historical abuses of whaling regulations and the new scheme likely to permit their resurgence. HSI and WDCS. May 2005

Small Steps for Nature A review of progress towards the National Objectives and Targets for Biological Diversity Conservation 2001-2005. Griffin NRM Pty Ltd August 2004

Small Steps for Nature Summary Report A review of progress towards the National Objectives and Targets for Biological Diversity Conservation 2001-2005. Griffin NRM Pty Ltd August 2004

Troubled Waters - A review of the welfare implications of modern whaling activities. A report produced on behalf of a global coalition of animal welfare societies including HSI led by WSPA. Edited by Philippa Brakes, Andrew Butterworth, Mark Simmonds & Philip Lymbery. 2004

Food for Thought: Competition between Marine Mammals and Fisheries - By Kristin Kashner and Professor Daniel Pauly at the Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia 9UBC) in Vancouver published by HSI May 2004.

Future proofing Australia A proposal to protect the National Interest prepared for the World Wildlife Fund and Humane Society International. Susan Brown October 2002

Future proofing Australia Summary A proposal incorporating the establishment of a National Conservation Action Program, New Biodiversity Component Programs, a National Conservation Farm Program, and a National Environmental Information and Auditing Commission.
Humane Society International and the Tasmanian Conservation Trust 2004 (S. Brown, M. Kennedy, A. Graham and N. Beynon)

Proposal for a new National Biodiversity Initiative Securing Australia's Nationally Important Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services. National Biodiversity Alliance May 2004

Election Policy Proposals June 2004 HSI's detailed policy recommendations for parties to consider committing to at the 2004 election

The Extinction Debt and how to deal with it Implementing the National Biodiversity Strategy
HSI Position Paper September 2001

New Laws to protect Australia's Biodiversity An article featured in 'LifeLines' the Magazine of the Community Biodiversity Network. It explains the provisions of the Commonwealth Government's new Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, 1999.
3rd August 1999

From Words to Action A Preliminary Review of Progress to Implement the National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity. A Humane Society International/World Wide Fund for Nature Australia Discussion Paper May 1998