NSW losing Sydney CBD-sized chunk of tree cover every two days to clearing

Independent NSW MP Justin Field said land clearing and deforestation was out of control. “Despite the massive ecological damage of the 2019-20 fires and the clear imperative to protect what is left, the Berejiklian government is allowing ongoing deforestation and habitat destruction at record levels,” Mr Field said. Loading He pointed to the huge share of “unexplained” clearing in the figures, saying some farmers were “gaming the system” and using loopholes. A Cabinet-in-confidence report in July 2019 by the Natural Resources Commission stated that “unexplained” clearing was one of its “risk triggers” for a formal review of the new Biodiversity…

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