Bulldozing trees worsens climate changecarbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere when the fallen trees are left to burn or rot. Over 43 million hectares, an area roughly the size of Morocco, was lost in these 'deforestation fronts' between 2004 and 2017. Operation Artemis: Colombia's failed military operation to stop deforestation. The once abundant koala is rapidly vanishing from New South Wales and Queensland. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. State of the forests "Queensland's SLATs data undergoes extensive manual editing and verification to ensure a high level of confidence in the data for Queensland's monitoring and reporting requirements.". Koalas live in the forests of Australia and therefore are highly affected by deforestation. Forest destruction is a threat to more than 700 endangered Australian plants and animals and WWF-Australia has previously highlighted the effects of clearing conducted without threatened species assessments. Additional context has been added to note that Regional Forest Agreements include environmental protections; and a video claiming to show illegal logging has been removed. Fact check: Is Queensland clearing land as fast as Brazil? Native forests are categorised in Australia's National Forest Inventory into eight national forest types named after their key genus or structural form: Acacia, Callitris, Casuarina, Eucalypt, Mangrove, Melaleuca, Rainforest, and Other native forest (which includes a range of minor native forest types that are named after their dominant genera, including Agonis, Atalaya, Banksia, Hakea, Grevillea, Heterodendron, Leptospermum, Lophostemon and Syncarpia). The Regional Forestry Hubs were created under the National Forest Industries Plan[PDF 3.1 MB] and associated budget measures to identify economic and social opportunities and benefits in regions with existing concentrations of wood supply resources, processing and/or manufacturing operations, established transport links, and strong potential for growth. The NGA method is based on satellite imagery where 20 per cent canopy cover or greater is classified as forest. , Carbon emissions released by land clearing across Australia are equivalent to about a third of the total emissions released by all of the coal-fired power stations in the country. Subscribe to FS Sustainability to get the latest ESG news and research. Koalas live in gum trees, also commonly known as eucalyptus trees. ESG forms an integral part of our process when looking at resource companies within our investment universe. Forest maps - DAFF - Agriculture To contact us directly phone us or submit an online inquiry, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. RFAs are 20-year plans for the conservation and sustainable management of Australias native forests. Building a case for rehabilitation funding as a climate solution. Deforestation and tree-clearing is the major cause of habitat loss for many threatened and endangered species.
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