NSW government h a l t s l o g g i n g within proposed Great Koala National Park on NSW mid north coast

"The halt covers more than 8,400 hectares of forest, in pockets of 'koala hubs' within the national park proposed on the mid north coast."

"Logging has been stopped in parts of the proposed Great Koala National Park on the New South Wales mid north coast while the state government determines the impact on koalas and timber industry jobs."

"The halt, announced today, covers more than 8,400 hectares of forest within the proposed national park, which is being gazetted in the region."

"The NSW Environment Minister said logging was stopped on Friday and consultation with industry is to begin immediately."

"It follows calls by crossbench MPs and environmental groups to ban the practise, out of concern for the remaining endangered species."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-12/nsw-government-stops-timber-harvesting-koala-hubs/102844954

More detail:
Critical Koala Habitat protected from logging: NCC welcomes moratorium of logging
https://www.nature.org.au/critical_koala_habitat_protected_from_logging_ncc_welcomes_moratorium

NSW stops logging in 106 ‘hubs’ on mid-north coast amid plans for koala national park
Exclusive: hubs cover about 5% (!!) of the 176,000 ha of forest that will be assessed for protection within great koala national park
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/12/nsw-logging-cease-stops-koala-national-park-106-hubs

The NSW Government has announced the process to establish the Great Koala National Park, as well as a halt to timber harvesting operations in the 106 koala hubs within the area being assessed for the park.
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/saving-koalas-next-steps-for-the-great-koala-national-park

#NSW #MidNorthCoast #BellingLogging #SaveTuckersNob #koalas #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark

Analysis of Vegetation Management Regulatory Frameworks in Australia

"EDO’s Analysis of Vegetation Management Regulatory Frameworks in Australia examines land clearing laws across all Australia jurisdictions, highlighting key issues and areas for improvement."

"In 2021, over 100 countries, including Australia, pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030 through the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use (Glasgow Declaration). The Glasgow Declaration includes six key commitments, including to conserve forests and accelerate their restoration; and to reverse forest loss and degradation while ensuring robust policies and systems are in place to accelerate the transition to an economy that is resilient and advances forest, sustainable land use, biodiversity and climate goals."

"WWF-Australia commissioned EDO to undertake an analysis of legal frameworks across Australia that regulate land clearing, to see how they match up against the Glasgow Declaration."

"The scorecard shows New South Wales and Queensland sit at the bottom of the leaderboard, with South Australia placing first."

https://www.edo.org.au/2023/08/29/vegetation-management-regulatory-frameworks-analysis/
#EDO #Australia #NSW #NSWlogging #ForestryCorporation #NativeForests #BellingLogging #ClearFelling #degradation #RemnantVegetation #SaveTuckersNob #biodiversity #koalas #GlasgowDeclaration #biodiversity #climate

Air pollution kills 3,200 Australians a year.
"Air pollution is the world’s single greatest environmental cause of preventable disease and premature death. In Australia, it’s linked to more than 3,200 deaths a year at an estimated cost of A$6.2 billion."

"Decarbonising transport will improve air quality as well as reducing emissions."

End
Killer mobility (Bushmaster like combustion tanks: SUVs)
Treating the Earth's air/atmosphere as a tip
Slash and burn 'plantation' forestry
'Burning everything down before it might burn' culture

https://theconversation.com/3-200-deaths-a-year-1-of-many-reasons-air-pollution-in-australia-demands-urgent-national-action-212973
#FossilFuel #transportation #cars #trucks #traffic #HeavyMachinery #roads #bushfires #smoke #NativeForests #NSWlogging #BellingLogging #burning #HazardReductionBurns #smoke #pollution #air ##climate #OneHealth

Stop logging native forests in a climate and biodiversity emergency Pt 1
Logging NSW native forests - How is the air pollution and greenhouse pollution monitored?

Logging operations by NSW State Forestry involve road enlargements lasting months before the actual extraction takes place. The forests paths are trailblazed to push the huge and heavy machinery into biodiversity habitats. All this is done with fossil fuel-powered heavy-duty vehicles and machinery. These actions contribute to the emission and/or creation of health-harming air pollutants and greenhouse gases.

“Heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) disproportionately contribute to the creation of air pollutants and emission of greenhouse gases—with marginalized populations unequally burdened by the impacts of each.”

Traffic-related pollution leads to premature deaths through direct air pollution.
“Traffic-related pollution can trigger a variety of health problems, including asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, heart disease and ultimately premature death. Air pollution from heavy-duty vehicles is higher in urban settings, in areas close to interstate highways and along truck routes.”

Climate disruption leads to weather extremes and disasters (bushfires, floods, drought and heatwaves) All involves human suffering, and impoverishing the web of biodiversity.

These 'extras' or externalities are not on any balance sheet. The robbing of habitat and the associated impacts on residents and wildlife deminish the web of life.

There seems to be no monitoring of the pollution cause inside wildlife habitats, the human habitat (Bellingen/ Gleniffer homes) and the global atmosphere. (Climate Change Detection and Attribution)

Pt.2 and links:
Stop logging native forests in a climate and biodiversity emergency Pt 2
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/111015823447627475

#FossiFuel #machinery #HDVs #trucks #pollution #exposure #Air #externalities #OneHealth #NSWLogging #logging #BellingLogging #Bellingen #RosesRoad #GlenifferRoad #Climate #GHG #SaveTuckersNob

Stop logging native forests in a climate and biodiversity emergency Pt 2

Logging NSW native forests - How is the air pollution and greenhouse pollution monitored?

It is not ok to do industrial logging in a biodiversity crisis.
It is not ok to kill our atmosphere
It is not ok to kill the diversity of life on the planet.

>> Pt 1 -Stop logging native forests in a climate and biodiversity emergency
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/111015825441949480

Links:
Electrifying heavy-duty vehicles could reduce environmental inequalities
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-electrifying-heavy-duty-vehicles-environmental-inequalities.html

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01219-0
Camilleri, S.F., et al, Air quality, health and equity implications of electrifying heavy-duty vehicles, Nature Sustainability (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41893-023-01219-0.

SF Harvest and haul contracts
https://www.forestrycorporation.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/596557/North-Coast-Haulage-Contract.pdf

Australia is party to the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement came into force in 2016. It was a major step forward in international efforts to address climate change
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-change/international-commitments

Climate Change Detection and Attribution?
https://archive.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch9s9-1-2.html

Air pollution is a silent threat that robs people of their health and lives
https://www.cleanairblueskies.org/

#FossiFuel #machinery #HDVs #trucks #pollution #exposure #AirQuality #externalities #OneHealth #NSWLogging #logging #BellingLogging #Bellingen #RosesRoad #GlenifferRoad #Climate #GHG #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #biodiversity #SaveTuckersNob