So far only 5 % of the promised Great Koala National Park will not be logged.
Too little and too late...

The harvesting operations should be "halted beyond the koala hubs, which protected koala habitats within state forests. Of the 175,000 hectares, we are talking the less than a third of the state forest areas where compartments include koala hubs. The koala hubs are a good start, but we need to go a bit further than that." National Parks Association New South Wales president Grahame Douglas

"NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe said logging was stopped on Friday and consultation on the next steps in establishing the park was to begin immediately."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-12/nsw-government-stops-timber-harvesting-koala-hubs/102844954

Now for consultation process>
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/111050546782684016

#consultation #NSW #logging #biodiversity #StateForests #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #SaveTuckersNob #GumbaynggirrCountry

Image: Tuckers Nob SF, #Bellingen, #koala habitat

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

Save our forests
They are logging NSW biodiversity
Newry Forest
Kalang Forest
Boambee Forest
Tuckers Nob, Gleniffer

Meet on Martells Road near Bryces Road, Brierfield
#logging #NSW #NativeForests #biodiversity #climate #SaveTuckersNob #BellingenLogging #koalas #FastTrackingExtinction
Click Image!

Logging suspension in Newry State Forest extended in Land and Environment Court
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-25/newry-state-forest-logging-suspension-extended/102774784

Indigenous Elders in tears after NSW agrees to suspend logging sacred forest
https://au.news.yahoo.com/indigenous-elders-in-tears-after-nsw-agrees-to-suspend-logging-sacred-forest-080123955.html
#NSW #NSWLogging #GumbaynggirrLand #NewryStateForest #GKNP

STOP LOGGING!
Legal action to protect Aboriginal cultural sites leads to temporary logging halt in Newry State Forest

"Legal action in the Land and Environment Court has led to a temporary halt to logging in a state forest that could form part of the proposed Great Koala National Park. Gumbaynggirr Elders have launched the action in a bid to permanently cease logging in the forest."

"The Great Koala National Park, as it's proposed, would connect 175,000 hectares of state forests — including Newry State Forest — with existing national parks, creating a nature reserve of more than 300,000 hectares."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-23/newry-state-forest-logging-temporarily-halted-legal-action/102759520
#NewryStateForest #IndigenousKnowledge #NSWLogging #ForestryCorporation #GumbaynggirrLand #CulturalHeritage #koala #law #GoodNews #GKNP #StopLogging