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An area of high-biodiversity land in NSW equivalent to four Sydney Harbours was cleared between 2016 and 2023,new research says.
A decision to exclude plantations from the future Great Koala National Park could threaten the long-term survival of koalas and a possible World Heritage listing,a new report warns.
The forest will become a national park next year,but contractors are now removing more timber from the forest than before the ban on commercial native logging.
Environment Minister Murray Watt says the Greens have already suffered for standing in the way of reform.
A former councillor is accused of a campaign of intimidation during a long-running forestry dispute. Police claim he has “little regard” for court orders.
The state government has revealed its thinking behind declaring a 176,000-hectare reserve on the state’s North Coast,as local industry and unions express their fury.
Advocates for the new national park on the Mid North Coast will be relieved that the full 176,000 hectares of state forest will be included,but the timber industry will be furious.
A moratorium on logging will commence on Monday,while final legislation to create the park will await a federal decision on whether the state can earn carbon credits for protecting forest.
Land-clearing in NSW has surged by 40 per cent as the Minns government is yet to ditch rules driven by former Nationals leader John Barilaro after more than two years in government.