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Queensland has been rated as a “contemporary hot spot” for land clearing and is on par with places like Brazil, a new study has found.
The paper published today has found the parts of Queensland that have been cleared the most in the past, are also being cleared the most now.
Remote areas including the Cape York Peninsula are also being cleared.
Dr April Reside from the University of Queensland (UQ) said drastic changes are needed to save species and protect habitat.
“Land clearing in Queensland is the highest that it has been in the last 10 years,” Dr Reside said.
“We have 95 threatened species of animal, 12 threatened species of plant that are impacted by land clearing.”
Dr Reside said practices such as thinning, where up to 75 per cent of vegetation in an area can be cleared, is regulated by the landowner.
“It…
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Queensland has been rated as a "contemporary hot spot" for land clearing and is on par with places like Brazil, a new study has found.
The NSW government is pulling out all stops to halt the release of documents that could prove Premier Gladys Berejiklian misled the public over her controversial CBD light rail project and reveal further cost blowouts in the $2.1 billion development.
Cruelty Free Festival This Sunday!
Vegan Picnic tomorrow - all welcome Vegan Picnic to Save Sydney's Trees And Animals. Date: Sunday 6th August 2017 Time: 1pm-4pm Place: Belmore Park, Eddy Avenue, Sydney. (Next to Central Station) All inclusive event - kids welcome! Family Friendly. Bring: Vegan Food and Drink Only. Picnic Blanket. Friends, Family, all welcome. No Smoking, Drugs or Alcohol onsite thanks. No dogs onsite, thanks. More information phone John 0414 755 621
Hope you can make it along next weekend to the Save The Trees And Animals Campaign Vegan Picnic! Found this great website for inspiring picnic recipe’s : Hot For Food, Cooking Up Vegan Love! (Picture from their website)
You are invited to the Save The Trees And Animals Vegan Picnic!
DATE: Sunday 6th August 2017
TIME: 1pm-4pm
PLACE: Belmore Park, Eddy Avenue across the road from Central Station, Sydney.
Bring vegan food only.
Smoke, drug and alcohol free.
No dogs on site thank you.
RSVP to John 0414 755 621 or 02 8958 3783
Dear Friends, I just added the petition "Stop The Light Rail Project". It would mean a lot to me if you took a moment to add your name because:
Malcolm Turnbull stands with the Greens and the NSW Liberal party to save trees in Centennial and Moore Park. Phone Malcolm Turnbull on 02 6277 7700 to show your support and to save more trees on ANZAC Parade being killed and mutilated for the NSW Liberal Light Rail project. Stop the Light Rail project, save the trees, save $3 Billion for NSW, and have electric buses instead.
Save Our Sydney Green Spaces! #sosgreenspaces
To my dear fellow Australians,
Apparently the cost of Westconnex in Sydney will be something like $45 Billion which will encourage thousands more cars onto our congested roads, increase traffic congestion and kill Sydney trees and green spaces. For $45 Billion we could buy 90,000 buses, which would take 9 million cars off the road, and save our green spaces. Problem: Solved.
Apparently the cost of the Sydney Light Rail will be $3 Billion to install and operate 30 trams, which will cut public transport capacity, increase traffic congestion and kill Sydney trees and green space. For $3 Billion, we can buy 6,000 buses to take 600,000 cars off the road and save our green space. Problem: Solved.
Please, cancel the contracts, save our city from economic, environmental and social degradation, and lets make Sydney Beautiful again!
With hope and thanks,
J. Bellamy
Tel: (02) 8958 3783
Email:
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