#nswforestry — Public Fediverse posts

The idea of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) and ongoing clearfell logging of native forests

"Government GKNP proposal falls short according to Ashley Love...He says a recent environmental report, prepared on behalf of and with input from local environmentalists, indicates the current Government proposal is “grossly inadequate...It fails to adequately protect the largest coastal koala population in NSW, which occupies Bongil Bongil National Park, Pine Creek, Orara East and Tuckers Nob State Forests."

“The majority of plantation production is for pulpwood into a market that is now heavily oversupplied in South-east Asia or for burning as “biofuel” for electricity production.”
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https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/government-gknp-proposal-falls-short-according-to-ashley-love
#Biodiversity #wildlife #NSWLogging #governance #failure #thegreatkoalaNationalPark #ClearFelling #plantations #BellingenShire #TuckersNob #NSWForestry #extractivism

New documents: EPA and Forestry Corporation at loggerheads over forests, koala protection
"In the September budget, funding for monitoring not only the NSW forestry approvals but also the 20-year Regional Forests Agreements was cut to $1 million p.a. This, supposedly to ensure forest biodiversity was protected from industrial logging."
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https://michaelwest.com.au/new-documents-epa-and-forestry-corporation-at-loggerheads-over-forests-koala-protection/
#ForestryCorporation #IndustrialLogging #NSWLogging #NSWForestry #NativeForests #destruction #koalas #conservation #biodiversity #monitoring

Historic end to native logging a step closer
"Western Australia will soon become one of the first States in Australia to end commercial logging of native forests."
And NSW?

https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Historic-end-to-native-logging-a-step-closer-20231001
#NSW #NativeForests #NSWLogging #NSWForestry #IndustrialLogging #StopLogging #Biodiversity #ClimateEmergency