Australian Conservation Foundation

Koala habitats continue to lose land under current environmental laws

Since 2011, over two million hectares of koala habitat have been lost to industry, housing developments and other expansive projects. In response, the current NSW Labor government promised to create the ‘Great Koala National Park’ to boost preservation of the state’s koala population. However, the construction of the national park has seen continued delays leading …

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Australia’s extinction crisis deepens as approved habitat destructions double: report

Despite Labour’s  commitments to zero extinctions in 2022, almost 26,000 hectares of threatened species habitat have been approved for destruction in 2024 – twice as much as previous years, according to new analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation. 42 new species and ecological communities were also added to the threatened species list and a further …

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