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Loggers proposing to cut down more than half GKNP
February 12, 2025
The NSW native forest logging industry is proposing to log 100,000 hectares of public native forests that are currently being assessed for inclusion in a new national park on NSW's mid-north coast,...
Read MorePlan to bring the timber industry into the 21st century would foster a manufacturing jobs renaissance in regional Australia
February 04, 2025
A new strategy to secure long-overdue reform of the Australian timber industry would provide protection against supply chain disruption in construction, foster a manufacturing jobs renaissance in regional Australia and accelerate efforts...
Read MoreTasmanian Government sending forestry down perilous path
January 24, 2025
The Tasmanian Liberal Government and Australian Forest Products Association are threatening the future of the state’s forestry industry by continuing on the path of loss-making native forest logging, instead of securing its...
Read More$50M over three years: Taxpayers foot bill for forest destruction
December 16, 2024
NSW taxpayers footed a bill of $29 million to destroy irreplaceable native forests last year, raising the total public cost to more than $50 million in three years, as calls for a...
Read MoreLoggers gouge $300M from NSW taxpayers for koala habitat protection
December 11, 2024
NSW native forest logging businesses have massively inflated their financial and compensation demands to establish the Great Koala National Park, in a blatant attempt to gouge hundreds of millions of dollars from...
Read MoreRestoring forests and growing jobs: new carbon methods push Australia towards net zero
October 30, 2024
Australia can take a major leap towards reaching its net zero ambitions after the federal government shortlisted for further development two native forest-based carbon abatement methods that have the combined potential to...
Read MoreSupport grows for strengthened Nature Positive laws
October 16, 2024
The Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation (ACBF) has welcomed the EPBC reform statement issued by mining giant, Rio Tinto, yesterday.
Read MoreNature key to our shared prosperity
October 04, 2024
Joint Media Release Ahead of the Global Nature Positive Summit, Australian business, finance, investor and civil society groups have come together to drive focus on the importance of nature protection and restoration....
Read MoreShared commitment the key to unlocking new jobs, revenue and preservation
September 23, 2024
The Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation is delighted with the Queensland government’s $140 million commitment to its nature fund and is calling for bi-partisan support to establish the state as Australia’s central...
Read MorePlantations the future for NSW timber
August 26, 2024
The NSW Government’s decision to appoint an expert panel to consult on the future of the NSW forests and forestry industry to inform its Forestry Industry Action Plan is a welcomed step....
Read MoreACBF, QCC join forces for a new future for Queensland’s forests
August 16, 2024
Queensland has an opportunity to secure a sustainable and stable source of timber through a full plantation-based industry, but the state government must build from the Sustainable Timber Advisory Group (STAG), which...
Read More'Natural Capital needed now': shock land clearing revealed in Queensland
July 19, 2024
The devastating deforestation of Queensland highlights the urgent need for natural capital policies to be introduced, with reports revealing an area of more than 43,000 Suncorp Stadiums was cleared in just one...
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