This article is written in response to John Whitehouse's paper 'Conserving what?: the basis for nature conservation reserves in New South Wales, 1967-1989'. The article outlines the history and impact of European land-use on the environment in New South Wales. 

Phillip Reed, 'An historical perspective on: Conserving What? - The basis for nature conversation reserves in New South Wales 1967-1989' (1990) 26(2) Australian Zoologist 85

As soon as the First Fleet arrived, the British began clearing the land. There was limited regulation of this clearing which caused environmental degradation and damaged cultural and spiritual connections to Country. From the 1920s laws were made to protect some vegetation however it was not until 1997 that laws...

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Phillip Reed, 'An historical perspective on: Conserving What? - The basis for nature conversation reserves in New South Wales 1967-1989' (1990) 26(2) Australian Zoologist 85

Land Clearing