Stand up for the Environment

Koalas, lungfish, flying foxes and other creatures can't afford a lawyer. The people who seek to protect them often can't afford one either: there is no Legal Aid for environmental cases in Queensland.

That's where EDO Qld comes in. The Environmental Defenders Office (Qld) Inc practices public interest environmental law. We are a non-profit, non-government organisation, a member of the National Association of Community Legal Centres.

The demand for our legal assistance is growing - but our funding is not. With your help, we can keep protecting the environment for future generations.

How will the funds be used?

With just a few modestly paid lawyers on staff, EDO is already a leader in environment protection in Queensland and nationally:

• We stop cruelty to animals and protect biodiversity. In a series of "bat cases". we successfully stopped electrocution of flying foxes by lychee farmers.
• We tackle major coal mines and climate change i.e. Queensland Conservation Council v. Xstrata. We won in the Court of Appeal... but the government changed the law.
• We lead on community legal education running 14 free regional workshops in 12 months, from the Gold Coast to Emerald.
• We are active in law reform. New community enforcements rights in the Water Act 2000 and the Nature Conservation Act 1992 are directly due to EDO work.
• We help people to help themselves. Each year, we provide free legal information and advice to hundreds of individuals and community groups concerned about a wide range of issues including: the local and global environmental impacts of new mines or power plants; adverse impacts from water infrastructure including dams; tree clearing and development of valuable urban green space; inappropriately sited development, including poultry farms, piggeries, quarries, cattle feedlots; and major infrastructure in importancr habitat.

With more legal professionals on staff, we can achieve much more.

• Give a one-off donation online
• Give a regular donation online
• Donate by phone
To donate by phone, call 07 3211 4466. Please have your credit card details on hand when you call.
• Donate by mail
To donate by mail, please download a printable donation form and send through the post to:
30 Hardgrave Rd
WEST END QLD 4101
• Donate by fax
To donate by fax, please download a printable donation form and fax to 07 3211 4655.
• Leave a bequest
To leave a bequest in your will, please read the wills and bequests page for Environmental Defenders Office (Qld) Inc.