The state lost 60,800 hectares – or about 200 times the size of Sydney's CBD – of woody vegetation in 2018, up from 58,000 hectares the previous year, government data shows. Of that about half was the result of agriculture, with forestry and infrastructure accounting for the remainder in both years.The Berejiklian government replaced vegetation laws in August 2017, prompting a surge in land clearing by farmers.
Despite the increase in clearing, Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall said the state's farmers were "the best environmental stewards we have in NSW – their businesses depend on a sustainable environment". "There is little wonder we face the extinction of the koala in NSW if this level of deforestation is being allowed under the Berejiklian government," Mr Field said, noting Tuesday's release of a parliamentary inquiry report that found the marsupialHe noted that a secret report by the Natural Resources Commission this year labelled NSW's land-clearing laws as a "state-wide risk to biodiversity" with deforestation occurring at record levels.
Mr Field called for the two-year statute of limitations on prosecutions for illegal land clearing to be suspended "until the public can be reassured that investigations and enforcement is able to proceed unhindered".
p_hannam Gladys and the AuctionSquad could not care less about the environment. All their laws are for developers and 'farmers who care' about the environment. funny how they just take money
p_hannam who needs an evironment when approaching extinction levels of pollution and climatechange.. its not like it will increase those problems, like more pandemics, incresing droughts etc, i mean, what do trees actually do?
p_hannam Well that's really not helping our current encroaching global temperature rise is it? 🤔
p_hannam This is environmental vandalism
p_hannam koalakiller
p_hannam ...but but the NationalFarmers keep telling us they are custodians of the land and they love the environment. Don't tell me they are bullshitting moneygrubbing vandals?
p_hannam NOW LET THEM PRODUCE FOOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
p_hannam Problems: Massive droughts, record bush fires, out of control extinction rates, critical climate change tipping point... Government responses: Hey, lets help make it worse!
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