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Great Koala National Park 'dependent' on carbon offsets, but taxpayers will pay 95% of cost

"The NSW Government says the Great Koala National Park is “dependent” on money from carbon offsets. Media headlines suggests the offsets are “worth hundreds of millions of dollars”."

"...Over the long term, taxpayers will pay for 95% of the costs of the Great Koala National Park, while carbon offsets will pay for about 5%. Yet the public is told that it is the carbon offsets that are providing the “real money”, the park “depends” on the offsets."

"Native forests should be protected because of their ecological, environmental and social value. Not because polluters are prepared to throw in some small change." >>
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260904-great-koala-national-park-dependent-on-carbon-offsets-but-taxpayers-will-pay-95-of-cost
#FossilFuels #pollution #Biodiversity #offsets #con #tax #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #NationalParks #wildlife #koalas

Great Koala National Park 'dependent' on carbon offsets, but taxpayers will pay 95% of cost

"The NSW Government says the Great Koala National Park is “dependent” on money from carbon offsets. Media headlines suggests the offsets are “worth hundreds of millions of dollars”."

"...Over the long term, taxpayers will pay for 95% of the costs of the Great Koala National Park, while carbon offsets will pay for about 5%. Yet the public is told that it is the carbon offsets that are providing the “real money”, the park “depends” on the offsets."

"Native forests should be protected because of their ecological, environmental and social value. Not because polluters are prepared to throw in some small change." >>
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260904-great-koala-national-park-dependent-on-carbon-offsets-but-taxpayers-will-pay-95-of-cost
#FossilFuels #pollution #Biodiversity #offsets #con #tax #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #NationalParks #wildlife #koalas

Great Koala National Park 'dependent' on carbon offsets, but taxpayers will pay 95% of cost

"The NSW Government says the Great Koala National Park is “dependent” on money from carbon offsets. Media headlines suggests the offsets are “worth hundreds of millions of dollars”."

"...Over the long term, taxpayers will pay for 95% of the costs of the Great Koala National Park, while carbon offsets will pay for about 5%. Yet the public is told that it is the carbon offsets that are providing the “real money”, the park “depends” on the offsets."

"Native forests should be protected because of their ecological, environmental and social value. Not because polluters are prepared to throw in some small change." >>
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260904-great-koala-national-park-dependent-on-carbon-offsets-but-taxpayers-will-pay-95-of-cost
#FossilFuels #pollution #Biodiversity #offsets #con #tax #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #NationalParks #wildlife #koalas

Great Koala National Park 'dependent' on carbon offsets, but taxpayers will pay 95% of cost

"The NSW Government says the Great Koala National Park is “dependent” on money from carbon offsets. Media headlines suggests the offsets are “worth hundreds of millions of dollars”."

"...Over the long term, taxpayers will pay for 95% of the costs of the Great Koala National Park, while carbon offsets will pay for about 5%. Yet the public is told that it is the carbon offsets that are providing the “real money”, the park “depends” on the offsets."

"Native forests should be protected because of their ecological, environmental and social value. Not because polluters are prepared to throw in some small change." >>
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260904-great-koala-national-park-dependent-on-carbon-offsets-but-taxpayers-will-pay-95-of-cost
#FossilFuels #pollution #Biodiversity #offsets #con #tax #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #NationalParks #wildlife #koalas

Great Koala National Park 'dependent' on carbon offsets, but taxpayers will pay 95% of cost

"The NSW Government says the Great Koala National Park is “dependent” on money from carbon offsets. Media headlines suggests the offsets are “worth hundreds of millions of dollars”."

"...Over the long term, taxpayers will pay for 95% of the costs of the Great Koala National Park, while carbon offsets will pay for about 5%. Yet the public is told that it is the carbon offsets that are providing the “real money”, the park “depends” on the offsets."

"Native forests should be protected because of their ecological, environmental and social value. Not because polluters are prepared to throw in some small change." >>
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260904-great-koala-national-park-dependent-on-carbon-offsets-but-taxpayers-will-pay-95-of-cost
#FossilFuels #pollution #Biodiversity #offsets #con #tax #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #NationalParks #wildlife #koalas

https://www.europesays.com/ie/670563/ No koalas spotted inside purpose-built underpass after five months #AppinRoadUnderpass #beulah #conservation #Éire #GlenLorne #IE #Ireland #koalas #ousedale #Science #stockland #SydneyBasinKoalaNetwork #underpass #Wildlife

No koalas spotted inside purpose-built underpass after five months

Underneath one of south-west Sydney’s busiest roads lies the city’s first koala underpass.  At 52 metres long, the…
#Australia #appinroadunderpass #AU #Austrlia #beulah #Conservation #glenlorne #koalas #ousedale #Stockland #sydneybasinkoalanetwork #underpass #Wildlife
https://www.europesays.com/australia/86537/

Mmm, they don't seem to realise that koalas are climbers, not burrowers: No koalas spotted inside purpose-built underpass after five months.
#koalas #Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/koalas-avoid-sydney-appin-road-underpass/107090362

Mmm, they don't seem to realise that koalas are climbers, not burrowers: No koalas spotted inside purpose-built underpass after five months.
#koalas #Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/koalas-avoid-sydney-appin-road-underpass/107090362

Mmm, they don't seem to realise that koalas are climbers, not burrowers: No koalas spotted inside purpose-built underpass after five months.
#koalas #Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/koalas-avoid-sydney-appin-road-underpass/107090362

Mmm, they don't seem to realise that koalas are climbers, not burrowers: No koalas spotted inside purpose-built underpass after five months.
#koalas #Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/koalas-avoid-sydney-appin-road-underpass/107090362

Mmm, they don't seem to realise that koalas are climbers, not burrowers: No koalas spotted inside purpose-built underpass after five months.
#koalas #Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/koalas-avoid-sydney-appin-road-underpass/107090362

Dolphins play with tourists, famous dog fights cancer, neighbors take a cat tour, and a koala and her baby.

Dolphins play with tourists, famous dog fights cancer, neighbors take a cat tour, and a koala and her baby.

Dolphins play with tourists, famous dog fights cancer, neighbors take a cat tour, and a koala and her baby.

Dolphins play with tourists, famous dog fights cancer, neighbors take a cat tour, and a koala and her baby.

🇦🇺 🐨 What is the Great Koala National Park?

It’s a plan to connect 175,000 hectares of publicly-owned state forests to existing National Parks, creating a 315,000 hectare nature reserve in the Coffs Coast Region and giving endangered species, like koalas, a safe place to live.

#Australia #Koalas #Conservation
#Wildlife #GoodNews

https://www.koalapark.org.au/

🇦🇺 🐨 What is the Great Koala National Park?

It’s a plan to connect 175,000 hectares of publicly-owned state forests to existing National Parks, creating a 315,000 hectare nature reserve in the Coffs Coast Region and giving endangered species, like koalas, a safe place to live.

#Australia #Koalas #Conservation
#Wildlife #GoodNews

https://www.koalapark.org.au/

🇦🇺 🐨 What is the Great Koala National Park?

It’s a plan to connect 175,000 hectares of publicly-owned state forests to existing National Parks, creating a 315,000 hectare nature reserve in the Coffs Coast Region and giving endangered species, like koalas, a safe place to live.

#Australia #Koalas #Conservation
#Wildlife #GoodNews

https://www.koalapark.org.au/

🇦🇺 🐨 What is the Great Koala National Park?

It’s a plan to connect 175,000 hectares of publicly-owned state forests to existing National Parks, creating a 315,000 hectare nature reserve in the Coffs Coast Region and giving endangered species, like koalas, a safe place to live.

#Australia #Koalas #Conservation
#Wildlife #GoodNews

https://www.koalapark.org.au/

🇦🇺 🐨 What is the Great Koala National Park?

It’s a plan to connect 175,000 hectares of publicly-owned state forests to existing National Parks, creating a 315,000 hectare nature reserve in the Coffs Coast Region and giving endangered species, like koalas, a safe place to live.

#Australia #Koalas #Conservation
#Wildlife #GoodNews

https://www.koalapark.org.au/

Ein Krokodil in der #WilhelmaStuttgart frisst #Plastik, das von Besuchern ins Gehege geworfen wurde. #Zoo-Direktor sagt: kein Problem.
Irgendwie hat er einen Punkt: die Welt ist voller Plastik ...

Auch Wilhelma:
7 Koalas werden in der Terra Australis für 12 Mio € eingesperrt und mit Eukalyptus aus Florida gefüttert.
4 von ihnen sterben binnen eines Jahres.

1. #Koalas sind Nahrungsspezialisten: ihr Magen ist auf eine bestimmte Umgebung optimiert. Warum weiß ein #FCKZOOs so etwas nicht? (1/3)

Ein Krokodil in der #WilhelmaStuttgart frisst #Plastik, das von Besuchern ins Gehege geworfen wurde. #Zoo-Direktor sagt: kein Problem.
Irgendwie hat er einen Punkt: die Welt ist voller Plastik ...

Auch Wilhelma:
7 Koalas werden in der Terra Australis für 12 Mio € eingesperrt und mit Eukalyptus aus Florida gefüttert.
4 von ihnen sterben binnen eines Jahres.

1. #Koalas sind Nahrungsspezialisten: ihr Magen ist auf eine bestimmte Umgebung optimiert. Warum weiß ein #FCKZOOs so etwas nicht? (1/3)

Ein Krokodil in der #WilhelmaStuttgart frisst #Plastik, das von Besuchern ins Gehege geworfen wurde. #Zoo-Direktor sagt: kein Problem.
Irgendwie hat er einen Punkt: die Welt ist voller Plastik ...

Auch Wilhelma:
7 Koalas werden in der Terra Australis für 12 Mio € eingesperrt und mit Eukalyptus aus Florida gefüttert.
4 von ihnen sterben binnen eines Jahres.

1. #Koalas sind Nahrungsspezialisten: ihr Magen ist auf eine bestimmte Umgebung optimiert. Warum weiß ein #FCKZOOs so etwas nicht? (1/3)

Ein Krokodil in der #WilhelmaStuttgart frisst #Plastik, das von Besuchern ins Gehege geworfen wurde. #Zoo-Direktor sagt: kein Problem.
Irgendwie hat er einen Punkt: die Welt ist voller Plastik ...

Auch Wilhelma:
7 Koalas werden in der Terra Australis für 12 Mio € eingesperrt und mit Eukalyptus aus Florida gefüttert.
4 von ihnen sterben binnen eines Jahres.

1. #Koalas sind Nahrungsspezialisten: ihr Magen ist auf eine bestimmte Umgebung optimiert. Warum weiß ein #FCKZOOs so etwas nicht? (1/2)

Ein Krokodil in der #WilhelmaStuttgart frisst #Plastik, das von Besuchern ins Gehege geworfen wurde. #Zoo-Direktor sagt: kein Problem.
Irgendwie hat er einen Punkt: die Welt ist voller Plastik ...

Auch Wilhelma:
7 Koalas werden in der Terra Australis für 12 Mio € eingesperrt und mit Eukalyptus aus Florida gefüttert.
4 von ihnen sterben binnen eines Jahres.

1. #Koalas sind Nahrungsspezialisten: ihr Magen ist auf eine bestimmte Umgebung optimiert. Warum weiß ein #FCKZOOs so etwas nicht? (1/3)

Koala severely injured by logging action

"The koala was euthanised on welfare grounds the following day." >>
https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/locals-distressed-by-koala-death-at-pine-creek-state-forest
#koalas #LoggingIndustry #plantations #NSW #MidnorthCoast #mortalities #FCNSW #PineCreek #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #CollateralHarm

Koala severely injured by logging action

"The koala was euthanised on welfare grounds the following day." >>
https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/locals-distressed-by-koala-death-at-pine-creek-state-forest
#koalas #LoggingIndustry #plantations #NSW #MidnorthCoast #mortalities #FCNSW #PineCreek #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #CollateralHarm

Koala severely injured by logging action

"The koala was euthanised on welfare grounds the following day." >>
https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/locals-distressed-by-koala-death-at-pine-creek-state-forest
#koalas #LoggingIndustry #plantations #NSW #MidnorthCoast #mortalities #FCNSW #PineCreek #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #CollateralHarm

Koala severely injured by logging action

"The koala was euthanised on welfare grounds the following day." >>
https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/locals-distressed-by-koala-death-at-pine-creek-state-forest
#koalas #LoggingIndustry #plantations #NSW #MidnorthCoast #mortalities #FCNSW #PineCreek #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #CollateralHarm

Koala severely injured by logging action

"The koala was euthanised on welfare grounds the following day." >>
https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/locals-distressed-by-koala-death-at-pine-creek-state-forest
#koalas #LoggingIndustry #plantations #NSW #MidnorthCoast #mortalities #FCNSW #PineCreek #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #CollateralHarm

Innovative tracking collars help researchers monitor south-east Queensland koala populations

Thermal drones and innovative tracking collars are a “game-changer” for researchers who are addressing declining koala populations across…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #burbank #bush #drambergillett #drseanfitzgibbon #endangered #koalapopulation #koalas #Qld #Queensland #research #UniversityofQueensland
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/821759/

Innovative tracking collars help researchers monitor south-east Queensland koala populations

Thermal drones and innovative tracking collars are a “game-changer” for researchers who are addressing declining koala populations across…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #burbank #bush #drambergillett #drseanfitzgibbon #endangered #koalapopulation #koalas #Qld #Queensland #research #UniversityofQueensland
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/821759/

"The koala population
in the Burbank bushland (south-east Queensland) ...has suffered massive losses in the past 20-30 years."

"...Those little ones cross roads, walk into backyards with dogs or trip into swimming pools … we've had all of those types of koalas rescued..."

Strapping tracking collars around their necks and buzzing the marsupial with thermal drones will now help monitor the sprawling urbanisation, cars and dogs?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/tracking-collars-monitor-qld-koala-populations/106938890
#koalas #wildlife #HabitatFragmentation #Burbank #SEQueensland #greenbelt #GofetchMyData #dogs #pets #roads #conservation #telemetry

"The koala population
in the Burbank bushland (south-east Queensland) ...has suffered massive losses in the past 20-30 years."

"...Those little ones cross roads, walk into backyards with dogs or trip into swimming pools … we've had all of those types of koalas rescued..."

Strapping tracking collars around their necks and buzzing the marsupial with thermal drones will now help monitor the sprawling urbanisation, cars and dogs?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/tracking-collars-monitor-qld-koala-populations/106938890
#koalas #wildlife #HabitatFragmentation #Burbank #SEQueensland #greenbelt #GofetchMyData #dogs #pets #roads #conservation #telemetry

"The koala population
in the Burbank bushland (south-east Queensland) ...has suffered massive losses in the past 20-30 years."

"...Those little ones cross roads, walk into backyards with dogs or trip into swimming pools … we've had all of those types of koalas rescued..."

Strapping tracking collars around their necks and buzzing the marsupial with thermal drones will now help monitor the sprawling urbanisation, cars and dogs?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/tracking-collars-monitor-qld-koala-populations/106938890
#koalas #wildlife #HabitatFragmentation #Burbank #SEQueensland #greenbelt #GofetchMyData #dogs #pets #roads #conservation #telemetry

"The koala population
in the Burbank bushland (south-east Queensland) ...has suffered massive losses in the past 20-30 years."

"...Those little ones cross roads, walk into backyards with dogs or trip into swimming pools … we've had all of those types of koalas rescued..."

Strapping tracking collars around their necks and buzzing the marsupial with thermal drones will now help monitor the sprawling urbanisation, cars and dogs?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/tracking-collars-monitor-qld-koala-populations/106938890
#koalas #wildlife #HabitatFragmentation #Burbank #SEQueensland #greenbelt #GofetchMyData #dogs #pets #roads #conservation #telemetry

"The koala population
in the Burbank bushland (south-east Queensland) ...has suffered massive losses in the past 20-30 years."

"...Those little ones cross roads, walk into backyards with dogs or trip into swimming pools … we've had all of those types of koalas rescued..."

Strapping tracking collars around their necks and buzzing the marsupial with thermal drones will now help monitor the sprawling urbanisation, cars and dogs?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/tracking-collars-monitor-qld-koala-populations/106938890
#koalas #wildlife #HabitatFragmentation #Burbank #SEQueensland #greenbelt #GofetchMyData #dogs #pets #roads #conservation #telemetry

Jimothy captivates the Internet, beautiful white cats, couple rescues mouse, and a baby koala.

Jimothy captivates the Internet, beautiful white cats, couple rescues mouse, and a baby koala.

Jimothy captivates the Internet, beautiful white cats, couple rescues mouse, and a baby koala.

Jimothy captivates the Internet, beautiful white cats, couple rescues mouse, and a baby koala.

Australia’s koalas face disease, habitat loss and shrinking populations, but scientists are freezing eggs and sperm to create a genetic backup for the species |

Australia’s koalas have become a…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #chlamydiainkoalas #cryopreservationtechniques #geneticdiversityinkoalas #habitatlossforkoalas #koala #koalaconservation #koalageneticbank #koalas #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #UniversityofQueenslandkoalaresearch #wildlifeconservationAustralia
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/694723/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/588302/ Australia’s koalas face disease, habitat loss and shrinking populations, but scientists are freezing eggs and sperm to create a genetic backup for the species | #ChlamydiaInKoalas #CryopreservationTechniques #Éire #GeneticDiversityInKoalas #HabitatLossForKoalas #IE #Ireland #koala #KoalaConservation #KoalaGeneticBank #koalas #Science #UniversityOfQueenslandKoalaResearch #Wildlife #WildlifeConservationAustralia

Didn't think I'd find myself welling up at koala videos in the middle of the work day but here we are.

▶️ Hungry Koala Walks Up To Couple Asking For Help | The Dodo
https://youtube.com/watch?v=aRiKkZXS4Fw&si=GQ1gxSn0ZWkLMUY9
#koalas #australia #thedodo

Didn't think I'd find myself welling up at koala videos in the middle of the work day but here we are.

▶️ Hungry Koala Walks Up To Couple Asking For Help | The Dodo
https://youtube.com/watch?v=aRiKkZXS4Fw&si=GQ1gxSn0ZWkLMUY9
#koalas #australia #thedodo

Didn't think I'd find myself welling up at koala videos in the middle of the work day but here we are.

▶️ Hungry Koala Walks Up To Couple Asking For Help | The Dodo
https://youtube.com/watch?v=aRiKkZXS4Fw&si=GQ1gxSn0ZWkLMUY9
#koalas #australia #thedodo

Didn't think I'd find myself welling up at koala videos in the middle of the work day but here we are.

▶️ Hungry Koala Walks Up To Couple Asking For Help | The Dodo
https://youtube.com/watch?v=aRiKkZXS4Fw&si=GQ1gxSn0ZWkLMUY9
#koalas #australia #thedodo

Didn't think I'd find myself welling up at koala videos in the middle of the work day but here we are.

▶️ Hungry Koala Walks Up To Couple Asking For Help | The Dodo
https://youtube.com/watch?v=aRiKkZXS4Fw&si=GQ1gxSn0ZWkLMUY9
#koalas #australia #thedodo

Creating diversified revenue streams out of 'The koala park' -
carbon credits and logging?
Nature as cash cow

"A long-promised New South Wales great koala national park is set to go ahead after the Albanese government greenlit the state to receive hundreds of millions of dollars for protecting native forests previously earmarked for logging."

"...Polluting companies are allowed to buy an unlimited number of credits – also known as offsets – to count as their own cuts while continuing to pollute. Scientists have warned limiting the climate crisis requires rapid direct cuts in emissions and that carbon offsets should be used sparingly."

"NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson said the logging industry was unprofitable and the government should end it regardless of carbon credit revenue. “Reducing our forests in NSW to cash cows and offsets for climate polluters … sends a signal across the country that governments can disregard the intrinsic value of nature in favour of the latest get-out-of-jail-free card for climate polluters." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/26/great-koala-national-park-nsw-carbon-credit-deal
#biodiversity #NativeForests #FossilFuels #climate #pollution #offsets #LoggingIndustry #koalas #wildlife #ClimateCrisis

Creating diversified revenue streams out of 'The koala park' -
carbon credits and logging?
Nature as cash cow

"A long-promised New South Wales great koala national park is set to go ahead after the Albanese government greenlit the state to receive hundreds of millions of dollars for protecting native forests previously earmarked for logging."

"...Polluting companies are allowed to buy an unlimited number of credits – also known as offsets – to count as their own cuts while continuing to pollute. Scientists have warned limiting the climate crisis requires rapid direct cuts in emissions and that carbon offsets should be used sparingly."

"NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson said the logging industry was unprofitable and the government should end it regardless of carbon credit revenue. “Reducing our forests in NSW to cash cows and offsets for climate polluters … sends a signal across the country that governments can disregard the intrinsic value of nature in favour of the latest get-out-of-jail-free card for climate polluters." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/26/great-koala-national-park-nsw-carbon-credit-deal
#biodiversity #NativeForests #FossilFuels #climate #pollution #offsets #LoggingIndustry #koalas #wildlife #ClimateCrisis

Creating diversified revenue streams out of 'The koala park' -
carbon credits and logging?
Nature as cash cow

"A long-promised New South Wales great koala national park is set to go ahead after the Albanese government greenlit the state to receive hundreds of millions of dollars for protecting native forests previously earmarked for logging."

"...Polluting companies are allowed to buy an unlimited number of credits – also known as offsets – to count as their own cuts while continuing to pollute. Scientists have warned limiting the climate crisis requires rapid direct cuts in emissions and that carbon offsets should be used sparingly."

"NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson said the logging industry was unprofitable and the government should end it regardless of carbon credit revenue. “Reducing our forests in NSW to cash cows and offsets for climate polluters … sends a signal across the country that governments can disregard the intrinsic value of nature in favour of the latest get-out-of-jail-free card for climate polluters." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/26/great-koala-national-park-nsw-carbon-credit-deal
#biodiversity #NativeForests #FossilFuels #climate #pollution #offsets #LoggingIndustry #koalas #wildlife #ClimateCrisis

Creating diversified revenue streams out of 'The koala park' -
carbon credits and logging?
Nature as cash cow

"A long-promised New South Wales great koala national park is set to go ahead after the Albanese government greenlit the state to receive hundreds of millions of dollars for protecting native forests previously earmarked for logging."

"...Polluting companies are allowed to buy an unlimited number of credits – also known as offsets – to count as their own cuts while continuing to pollute. Scientists have warned limiting the climate crisis requires rapid direct cuts in emissions and that carbon offsets should be used sparingly."

"NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson said the logging industry was unprofitable and the government should end it regardless of carbon credit revenue. “Reducing our forests in NSW to cash cows and offsets for climate polluters … sends a signal across the country that governments can disregard the intrinsic value of nature in favour of the latest get-out-of-jail-free card for climate polluters." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/26/great-koala-national-park-nsw-carbon-credit-deal
#biodiversity #NativeForests #FossilFuels #climate #pollution #offsets #LoggingIndustry #koalas #wildlife #ClimateCrisis

Creating diversified revenue streams out of 'The koala park' -
carbon credits and logging?
Nature as cash cow

"A long-promised New South Wales great koala national park is set to go ahead after the Albanese government greenlit the state to receive hundreds of millions of dollars for protecting native forests previously earmarked for logging."

"...Polluting companies are allowed to buy an unlimited number of credits – also known as offsets – to count as their own cuts while continuing to pollute. Scientists have warned limiting the climate crisis requires rapid direct cuts in emissions and that carbon offsets should be used sparingly."

"NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson said the logging industry was unprofitable and the government should end it regardless of carbon credit revenue. “Reducing our forests in NSW to cash cows and offsets for climate polluters … sends a signal across the country that governments can disregard the intrinsic value of nature in favour of the latest get-out-of-jail-free card for climate polluters." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/26/great-koala-national-park-nsw-carbon-credit-deal
#biodiversity #NativeForests #FossilFuels #climate #pollution #offsets #LoggingIndustry #koalas #wildlife #ClimateCrisis

https://www.europesays.com/ie/537480/ DNA study rewrites koala history, finding their collapse began 100,000 years ago, before humans arrived #Éire #HabitatDestruction #IE #Ireland #koalas #PopulationHistory #Science #UniversityOfSydney

DNA study rewrites koala history, finding their collapse began 100,000 years ago, before humans arrived

Researchers have generally accepted the narrative of humans contributing to the decline of koalas in Australia. And while…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #habitatdestruction #koalas #populationhistory #UniversityofSydney
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/739534/

DNA study rewrites koala history, finding their collapse began 100,000 years ago, before humans arrived

Researchers have generally accepted the narrative of humans contributing to the decline of koalas in Australia. And while…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #habitatdestruction #koalas #populationhistory #UniversityofSydney
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/739534/

Lingering loopholes in the new national environment laws

"The federal government says it fixed Australia's 'broken' environmental laws. Koala advocates disagree."

"Environmentalists believe the EPBC Act has (Australia's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation) allowed habitat to be gradually lost, with multiple projects approved within the same area. Habitat loss on the Redlands coast has contributed to an 80 per cent drop in koala numbers over the last 25 years." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-16/brisbane-koala-advocates-question-national-environment-laws/106748658
#EPBCAct #biodiversity #LandClearing #laws #regulation #sprawl #koalas #extinction

Lingering loopholes in the new national environment laws

"The federal government says it fixed Australia's 'broken' environmental laws. Koala advocates disagree."

"Environmentalists believe the EPBC Act has (Australia's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation) allowed habitat to be gradually lost, with multiple projects approved within the same area. Habitat loss on the Redlands coast has contributed to an 80 per cent drop in koala numbers over the last 25 years." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-16/brisbane-koala-advocates-question-national-environment-laws/106748658
#EPBCAct #biodiversity #LandClearing #laws #regulation #sprawl #koalas #extinction

Lingering loopholes in the new national environment laws

"The federal government says it fixed Australia's 'broken' environmental laws. Koala advocates disagree."

"Environmentalists believe the EPBC Act has (Australia's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation) allowed habitat to be gradually lost, with multiple projects approved within the same area. Habitat loss on the Redlands coast has contributed to an 80 per cent drop in koala numbers over the last 25 years." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-16/brisbane-koala-advocates-question-national-environment-laws/106748658
#EPBCAct #biodiversity #LandClearing #laws #regulation #sprawl #koalas #extinction