NSW habitat destruction despite environmental pledges
New South Wales cleared approximately 90 football fields worth of woody habitat daily in 2024, with total vegetation clearing increasing 16% to 81,293 hectares despite government pledges to reduce clearing rates. The increase was driven by a 70% surge in non-woody vegetation clearing, demonstrating the state's failure to effectively control habitat destruction.
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Almost 90 football fields of woody habitat were bulldozed every day in NSW – despite pledges to rein it in
New South Wales cleared approximately 90 football fields worth of woody habitat daily in 2024, with total vegetation clearing increasing 16% to 81,293 hectares despite government pledges to reduce clearing rates. The increase was driven by a 70% surge in non-woody vegetation clearing, demonstrating the state's failure to effectively control habitat destruction.
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