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Topographic Maps of NSW 2022 Series

Posted by NPA NSWon November 27, 2024November 28, 2024in Summer 2024, Uncategorized1 Comment

Bob Snedden, NPA Member, Milton Branch

The defining feature of topographic maps are the presentation of the form of the landscape topography via the contour lines. Along with this are the vertical and horizontal grid coordinates for the ‘Grid References’ and ‘GPS positioning’. The current 2022 Series fail to do this, rendering the maps unfit for purpose and therefore presenting something of a risk to the user. Those who rely on accurate landform information e.g. Rural Fire Service, NSW NPWS and bushwalkers will be directly affected. After examining 20 maps in the 2022 series covering the south coast region, from one outlet all were found to be similarly deficient.

Tallaganda Run For Forests raises $30,000

Posted by NPA NSWon November 27, 2024December 2, 2024in Summer 2024Leave a comment

On June 1st, 2024, 30 people ran 30km through Tallaganda State Forest to call for its protection as part of Australia’s commitment to 30 x 30 – the global target to protect at least 30% of earth’s and and waters by 2030.

Wombats have an important role in helping our forest wildlife recover from megafires

Posted by NPA NSWon August 27, 2024August 26, 2024in Spring 2024Leave a comment

Dr Jonathon Howard, NPA Executive

Every ecosystem has certain species that are critical to the survival of the other species. They are sometime labelled ‘keystone species’. New research is showing wombats may play an increasingly important role in the survival of other species as our environment becomes more fire prone.

Although New South Wales is home to a spectacular variety of plants, animals, and ecosystems, our biodiversity faces a number of pressures, including those that arise from climate change.

The NSW biodiversity outlook report 2024 has just been released

Posted by NPA NSWon August 27, 2024August 26, 2024in Spring 2024Leave a comment

Dr Jonathon Howard, NPA Executive

New South Wales is home to an amazing array of plants, animals and other living things. Environment and Heritage NSW released its NSW biodiversity outlook report 2024.

In 2020, the first outlook report covered 10 indicators, with supporting published methods and available data. This 2024 outlook report updates the 2020 indicators and introduces new indicators. Many indicators are also reported at a bioregion scale. The report, based on findings across 13 indicators, is unique in its scale and provides crucial information that can help inform our response to the biodiversity crisis.

Thinking big, the next phase in campaigning for our Southern Forests

Posted by NPA NSWon August 27, 2024August 26, 2024in Spring 2024Leave a comment

Gary Dunnett, CEO and Kate Carroll, Conservation Projects Officer

Some of NPA’s deepest roots lie in the forests that cloak the landscapes between the Great Dividing Range and the rugged southern coasts. These are contested regions whose economy relies upon nature-based tourism, while allowing the very worst of industrial clear-felling and woodchipping.

NPA has been calling for a shift from exploitation to protection of the southeast forests for decades. The long history of the forest campaigns is documented in David Gallan’s wonderful 2016 documentary ‘Understorey’.

Those campaigns had significant successes, including the creation of parks such as Southeast Forest National Park. The parks that were established as part of the original Eden and Southern Forest Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) negotiations were a great beginning, but are not enough to truly secure the biodiversity values of the forests.

What are OECMS?

Posted by NPA NSWon August 26, 2024August 26, 2024in Spring 2024Leave a comment

Dr Jonathon Howard, NPA Executive

In 2022 a new global biological diversity policy framework was adopted by 188 representative nations, including Australia. Underpinned by scientific research, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) promotes the conservation of at least 30% of global terrestrial and marine areas by 2030 as a stepping stone toward 50% percent by 2050.