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Biodiversity, carbon credits and climate change – what does this mean for planning?

Climate change and protection of biodiversity are long-held concepts within our planning system. But what does this mean in reality and how can the planning profession improve its impact on climate and biodiversity

Speaker

Anna Vella
Special Counsel
Baker McKenzie

Anna Vella, a Doyle’s Guide Leading Queensland Environment and Heritage Lawyer, ‘Australian Environment and Planning Rising Star, The Legal 500, 2023’ and featured as one of the ‘Best Lawyers in Australia, Planning and Environment Law, 2023’, is a special counsel in the Environment and Climate Change group at Baker McKenzie in Brisbane.

With over 20 years of extensive experience working on major project planning and approval pathways, project agreements, climate change, ESG, biodiversity, heritage, land contamination and remediation and environmental compliance, Anna has substantial expertise in all aspects of environment and planning law and has represented a number of high profile, blue chip, public and government clients in the delivery of infrastructure and major projects.

In addition to her time in practice and various sessional lecturing roles at the Queensland University of Technology, for the last 17 years, Anna has also co-authored the leading industry publication Planning and Development in Queensland, as published by Thomson Reuters.

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About the Series

The Legal Lunchtime Series will bring together speakers with recognised expertise in various aspects of the Queensland planning system and provide a platform to educate, inform and provide solutions through short seminars focusing on topics identified by our members.

These sessions will provide the necessary information and practical help for those currently working in the planning profession and looking to improve their understanding of legal issues that impact on Planners.

The chair for the seminar series will be:
Erin Brooks Rº£½ÇÉçÇø
Associate Director, Urbis

Erin is currently an Associate Director at Urbis and has spent her career practicing primarily in the statutory planning space. She specialises in the preparation and management of development applications across a variety of local government areas in QLD, with a particular focus on delivering approval and implementation strategies for complex projects. Erin has also been involved in a variety of Planning and Environment Court and Land Court matters where she has prepared affidavits to assist with minor change applications, extension applications and declaratory proceedings, and has acted as an independent expert witness.

Note: Payment is by credit card only. If you require another method of payment please contact qld@planning.org.au

A link to view this seminar recording will be sent to you with your registration confirmation.