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Expiry of first Regional Forest Agreement offers opportunity to end the forest wars

Posted by NPA NSWon February 16, 2017March 2, 2017in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

Wednesday the 3rd February is a milestone in the long and chequered history of native forest management in Australia. The first Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) expires in East Gippsland following 20 years of destructive logging. Instead of just extending them, prolonging conflict and driving species towards the edge, now is the time to chart a new course says the National Parks Association of NSW (NPA).

Regional Forest Agreements are 20-year deals between the state and federal governments that permit the logging of public native forests. Across Australia, almost 7 million hectares of native eucalyptus forests are logged under 10 RFAs[1]. The RFAs were an attempt to marry conservation, logging and recreation to bring an end to the ‘forest wars’ that pitted conservationists against the logging industry. They haven’t worked.

Why doesn’t Josh Frydenberg go in to bat for other species besides whales?

Posted by NPA NSWon January 19, 2017March 16, 2017in NPA in the NewsLeave a comment

In light of the impact of land clearing on wildlife, Frydenberg’s stance on whales appears tokenistic, writes Dr Oisín Sweeney.

Source: Why doesn’t Josh Frydenberg go in to bat for other species besides whales?

Koalas are at the centre of a perfect storm. The species is slipping away | Kevin Evans | Opinion | The Guardian

Posted by NPA NSWon January 16, 2017March 16, 2017in Campaigns and Conservation, NPA in the NewsLeave a comment

Australia is one of the worst performing countries in terms of protecting its ecoregions. Koalas are a litmus test for conservation of a habitat in crisis

Source: Koalas are at the centre of a perfect storm. The species is slipping away | Kevin Evans | Opinion | The Guardian

Connecting for Conservation

Posted by NPA NSWon December 20, 2016March 2, 2017in UncategorizedLeave a comment

Some 60 participants gathered at a property on Tindalls Lane, Broughton Vale last Saturday (26 November) to hear about the work of Berry Landcare and a project to conserve and enhance the Berry Wildlife Corridor.

The Berry Wildlife Corridor consists of a patchwork of remnant native vegetation situated between Barren Grounds and Seven Mile Beach, north of the Shoalhaven River.

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The 2016 Wheely Big Bushwalk

Posted by NPA NSWon December 4, 2016March 16, 2017in NPA in the NewsLeave a comment

Will the Darling River Survive?

Posted by NPA NSWon December 2, 2016February 28, 2017in Nature NSW, Summer 2016Leave a comment

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The health of the Darling River system is at a tipping point. Can the system survive the next round of negotiations over how it should be managed? Terry Korn, president of the Australian Floodplain Association discusses a major issue of concern which could seriously impact on recovery of water for the environment, floodplain graziers, Aboriginal culture and small communities downstream of Bourke.

The Australian government has committed almost $15 billion to the largest rural restructure program in Australia and expects to effect significant changes to water management in the Murray-Darling Basin without affecting the reliability of water supply to the irrigation industry. This is an admirable but unreal aspiration.