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Oct 28, 2024 | 
newcastleherald.com.au | David Lindenmayer |Hugh P. Possingham
The Albanese government has committed Australia to becoming nature positive, an initiative underscored by the recent Global Nature Positive Summit. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
johnmenadue.com | Brendan Mackey |David Lindenmayer
The Federal Opposition’s energy policy includes the construction of nuclear power plants. Peter Dutton says that we need them because Australia’s emissions reduction target of 43% on 2005 levels by 2030 is unachievable. Is this true? We argue that it is not – and especially if the Australian Government works with state and territory governments to stop native forest logging and land clearing.
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Aug 25, 2024 | 
newcastleherald.com.au | Brendan Mackey |David Lindenmayer
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has stated the Coalition would junk Labor's legislated target to reduce emissions by 43 per cent on 2005 levels by 2030. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxInteractive Crosswords, Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other in your areaHe said it was unachievable and would drive up power prices.
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Aug 25, 2024 | 
illawarramercury.com.au | Brendan Mackey |David Lindenmayer
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has stated the Coalition would junk Labor's legislated target to reduce emissions by 43 per cent on 2005 levels by 2030. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxInteractive Crosswords, Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other in your areaHe said it was unachievable and would drive up power prices.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
phys.org | David Lindenmayer |Brendan Mackey |Heather Keith
Australia's forestry industry raised eyebrows this month when it released plans to remove trees from native forests, potentially including national parks, and claim carbon credits in the process.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
treefrogcreative.ca | David Lindenmayer |Brendan Mackey |Heather Keith |David Elstone
Industry push to earn carbon credits from Australia’s native forests would be a blow for nature By David Lindenmayer, Brendan Mackey & Heather Keith The Conversation AU August 12, 2024 Category: Forestry Region: International Australia’s forestry industry raised eyebrows this month when it released plans to remove trees from native forests, potentially including national parks, and claim carbon credits in the process. Forestry Australia claims it would make ecosystems more resilient and help...
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | David Lindenmayer |Brendan Mackey |Heather Keith
Australia’s forestry industry raised eyebrows this month when it released plans to remove trees from native forests, potentially including national parks, and claim carbon credits in the process. Forestry Australia, the industry body behind the plan, claims it would make ecosystems more resilient and help tackle climate change. But decades of research findings clearly suggest the proposal, if accepted, will have the opposite effect.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
treefrogcreative.ca | Michelle Ward |David Lindenmayer |James Watson |David Elstone
More than half of New South Wales’ forests and woodlands are gone as ongoing logging increases extinction risks, study shows By Michelle WArd, David Lindenmayer and James Watson The Conversation AU August 4, 2024 Category: Forestry Region: International AUSTRALIA — Since European colonisation, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have been destroyed. A further 9 million ha have been degraded in the past two centuries. This amounts to more...
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
phys.org | Michelle Ward |David Lindenmayer |James Watson
Since European colonization, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have been destroyed. A further 9 million ha have been degraded in the past two centuries. This amounts to more than 60% of the state's forest estate.
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Michelle Ward |David Lindenmayer |James Watson
Since European colonisation, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have been destroyed. A further 9 million ha have been degraded in the past two centuries. This amounts to more than 60% of the state’s forest estate. We will never know the full impacts this rampant clearing and degradation have had on the state’s wildlife and plants.
