MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE v QUEENSLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL INC and WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE (AUSTRALIA) País/Territorio Australia Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte superior Fecha Jul 30, 2004 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal Federal Court of Australia Sede de la corte Sydney Juez BLACK, CJRYANFINN, JJ Idioma Inglés Materia Agua, Medio ambiente gen., Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Ordenación/conservación Manejo de tierras Presa Biodiversidad Resumen The Queensland Conservation Council and World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia challenged decisions of the Federal Environment Minister involving a proposal to construct a large dam in central Queensland. The purpose of building the dam was to supply water to irrigate crops and other development in the catchment of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritate Area. The appeal was dismissed on the ground that the impacts of the dam could include pollution from farmers using water supplied by the dam. Texto completo COU-156314.pdf