Introduction. Government projections (from 2020) indicate LULUCF accounts for -3% of emissions in 2020 and -1% in 2030. Throughout history and into modern times, forests have been razed to make space for agriculture and animal grazing, and to obtain wood for fuel, manufacturing, and construction.. Deforestation has greatly altered landscapes around the world. The once abundant koala is rapidly vanishing from New South Wales and Queensland. It is estimated that meeting these targets would cut between 4.5 and 8.8 billion tons of carbon pollution every year. Found inside – Page 174Australia has set a national goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 5 ... 1994 levels and cut deforestation by 80 percent from historic highs by 2020. But in April this year, the Victorian Environment Department updated and extended five regional forest agreements (RFAs) covering native forest logging in different parts of the state. The phenomenon of deforestation is occurring globally, in different types of forests, and for different reasons. Also like Tasmania, native forest logging in Tasmania has been a hotly contested issue. Why so low? They harbour more than half of all known terrestrial animal and plant species, sustain fresh water supplies, regulate our climate and help to reduce soil erosion. Check out 10 facts about deforestation in Australia. - Landholder engagement in habitat protection and restoration Land clearing in Australia: How does your state (or territory) ⦠In 2015, WWF analysis concluded that more than 80% of deforestation between now and 2030 – up to 170 million hectares in total – is expected to take place in 11 deforestation ‘fronts’. Historically, deforestation was considered best practice. In the ⦠And a bad one. This time our 1-kilometre-wide piece of cleared land would stretch 318km, say from Canberra to just beyond Sydney. The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has announced a new strategy to aid koala recovery following the bushfires that have razed New South Wales and Queensland. In trying to end racism by talking about race, do we risk reinforcing it? This man has a plan, At different ends of the country, these aged care homes share a common trait — they're small, 'She's our sub': How this yacht club became home to a 100-year-old submarine, 'What are we waiting for?' Educating Australians on the benefits of intact ecosystems. Itâs primarily driven by agriculture (mostly for beef production), mining and urban development. Deforestation: 11 facts you need to know Agricultural expansion, illegal logging, mining and urbanization continue to drive deforestation around the world. - Koala hospitals in southeast Queensland and NSW Since the LNP Newman Government began gutting laws in 2012, rogue operators in Queensland have wiped out forest and bushland at record rates. In Southeast Asia, clearing for oil palm and pulp plantations has had a devastating impact. According to Dr Taylor, the SLATs method gives a more accurate measure of tree loss and the WWF are calling for a standardised national system for monitoring forest cover in Australia. However, they become carbon sources when cut, otherwise removed or burnt. Australia has a total of 134 million hectares of forest, which is equivalent to 17% of Australia's land area. The GFTN helps forest managers benefit from sustainable forest management, while helping processors, manufacturers and retailers reduce the risk of being associated with deforestation, biodiversity loss and social conflict. Australia is the only developed nation on the list of the world's deforestation hotspots, according to a new report by WWF, previously known as the World Wildlife Fund. Found inside – Page 83... and their mutation to more deadly viruses to humans (Shah 2020; Spinnay 2020). Evolutionary Epidemiologist Rob Wallace explains how 'mass deforestation, ... enquiries@wwf.org.au or call 1800 032 551. The series explains the reasons for, and implications of an ambitious forest conservation target: Zero Net Deforestation and Forest Degradation (ZNDD) by 2020. Ultimately, markets don’t recognise the full value of forest biodiversity and ecosystem services, nor are those services protected by public policies. Deforestation major factor in global warming. These include Carnaby’s cockatoo, southern cassowary, Bennet’s tree kangaroo, Cape York rock-wallaby, and black-flanked rock-wallaby, as well as the iconic koala, recently listed as vulnerable to extinction in Queensland and New South Wales. A new report by the World Wildlife Federation (WWF), The Living Forests, has highlighted Australia as the only developed country in the top 10 deforestation hotspots. We can even reverse our emissions in the process. Australia has lost almost 40 percent of its forests and some of the remaining forests are fragmented. To get to that conclusion, they have compared the amount of cleared land (3.78 million hectares) with the amount of land regrown (4.19 million hectares), to come up with a "net forest clearing" figure of negative-401,000 hectares. While Tasmania's area of land clearing is more than double the Northern Territory's, the total land area of Tasmania is only one-twentieth the size. Most murders are occurring in Colombia. Found inside – Page 143Emissions from deforestation are projected to drop from 132 Mt CO2-e in 1990 ... Table 7.1 Australia's abatement challenge in 2020 Abatement Target 2000 (Mt ... First, let's look at the numbers state-by-state from lowest to highest. If we convert Tasmania's 66,500 cleared hectares to a 1-kilometre-wide strip of land, it would be 665-kilometres long or the distance from Melbourne to Canberra. WWF predicted up to 6 million hectares would be cleared in Eastern Australia by 2030, ranking it with the Amazon, Vietnam, Borneo and the Congo. Tropical Rainforests ⦠This wastes up to 10% of Australia’s carbon budget. Up to 28,000 species can go extinct in the next quarter century due to deforestation. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. The expansion of mines and cattle ranches fuel deforestation in the Amazonian country. The inaccuracies and lack of context in this article as originally published unduly focused on the role of native forestry in land-clearing. Remaining forests are highly fragmented, with some forest ecosystems now almost completely destroyed. By David Blanco Bonilla. WWF-Australia is working to support: It’s an old colonial idea. Up to 28,000 species can go extinct in the next quarter century due to deforestation. As the only developed country with a deforestation front, it's no surprise Australia’s mammal extinction rates are the highest in the world. When habitat is bulldozed, many koalas die instantly—while others are left with nowhere to go. A total of 108,700 hectares was cleared in South Australia. Bulldozers drag thick chains through the landscape, snapping trees like matchsticks. This had almost come to a halt following a 2006 ban on excessive tree-clearing, but accelerated again after a weakening of controls in Queensland in 2013. Deforestation and land clearing is currently the greatest threat to native species in Queensland, and is largely responsible for the sharp decline in koala populations. In 2017, New South Wales relaxed its native vegetation clearing laws, however the impact that has had on land clearing is expected to show up in the reporting periods for 2019 and 2020. An MCG-sized area of forest and bush is bulldozed every 2 minutes in Australia. While the majority of landholders are eager to embrace new ways to look after their land, a few rogue operators are holding us back. According to Dr Taylor that means a dense forest can be thinned from 95 per cent canopy to 21 per cent canopy, for instance, without registering as having been cleared under the NGA method. In 2010, the world had 3.92Gha of tree cover, extending over 30% of its land area. In Australia, agricultural expansion, particularly for beef cattle production, is the major driver of tree-clearing. Aerial view cleared pine plantations in Gnangara-moore River State Forest. At WWF, we work in Australia and in our Asia-Pacific backyard to protect endangered species and habitats, meet the challenge of climate change, and build a world where people live in harmony with nature. Up to 420 million acres of forest could be lost between 2010 and 2030 in these "deforestation fronts" if current trends continue. Similarly, the Australian dairy industry has also committed to a goal of zero net deforestation by 2020. Because this data comes from the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) estimates of clearing (called primary conversion and reclearing) it includes both native forestry and plantation forestry figures. Imagine a strip of land 1-kilometre wide, and 15-kilometres long — that's equivalent to the 1500 hectares cleared in the ACT. WWF has been working to protect forests for more than 50 years by helping to establish protected areas, combat illegal logging and promote certification for responsible forest management practices. "It's ridiculous to say there is more forest [now than 10 years ago]," he said. Our supporters helped blow the lid of this hidden crisis. Read our report detailing 7 ways to protect WA's most valuable natural asset. Photos and graphics © WWF or used with permission. Again, the lion's share of that regrowth — 2.7 million hectares —has reportedly happened in Queensland, and to a lesser extent in New South Wales. Simply speaking, deforestation is the removal of a forest or a stand of trees for a number of different purposes. But the Liberal state government came to power in 2014 on a promise to revive the Tasmanian forestry industry, and soon after their election, reclassified around 400,000 hectares of forest designated as "future reserve land" to "future potential production forest". WWF advocates Zero Net Deforestation and forest Degradation (ZNDD) globally by 2020. More than 90 per cent of that land was classified as reclearing, meaning it had been cleared at least once in the previous 30 years. Currently, more than 1,500 football fields worth of woodland and scrub are cleared every day in Queensland. However, that figure comes with some very big caveats because during that same period, more than 82,000 hectares were granted approval for clearing under pastoral land clearing applications in the NT. Estimates suggest that one-third of the world’s arable land has been lost through soil erosion and degradation since 1960. Tree cover loss data for Australia. Experts warn Qld shark-control strategy is outdated, 'We're all going to turn to dust': Body composting a 'green' alternative to burial and cremation, Doctors scale rocky terrain to vaccinate Himalayan villagers against COVID-19, COVID-19 continues spread into regional Victoria, with more exposure sites added, Farming innovation aims to ensure fruit punnet doesn’t cost the earth. PepsiCo is focused on realizing zero net deforestation in our company-owned and operated activities and global supply chains from direct supplier to source. ... so the drought combined with the high rate of deforestation in 2020 could spell trouble as the fire season continues. As important catchment zones are stripped bare, the Great Barrier Reef is exposed to a deadly cocktail of silt, animal faeces and industrial fertilisers. Despite the rate of deforestation have shown signs of decreasing, where between 2015 and 2020 deforestation was estimated to be down from 16 million hectares every year to 10 million, a number of companies remain to be the drivers for deforestation. The koala is one of the world’s most iconic animal species, sadly koala numbers are plummeting due to weakened tree-clearing laws in Queensland and Ne ... 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Land clearing in the ACT was the lowest of any Australian state or territory between 2010 and 2018. Rounding out the bottom of the top, as it were, are Ecuador, Liberia, and Haiti, all of which have witnessed 22% declines in forest cover since 1990. Despite this, the government intends to meet its NDC by relying on LULUCF as a carbon sink. Found insideor to drought, deforestation, inappropriate agriculture. ... to desertification in Sub-Saharan Africa, parts of East and Central Asia, and Australia. There are questions over the methodology used in that system — which we'll get to. We acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this website may contain images, names and voices of people who are deceased. Yanchep, Western Australia © WWF-Aus / Pixel Pilot. âOf the eleven world regions highlighted as global deforestation fronts, eastern Australia is the only one in a developed country,â cites a statement signed by global scientists. Australia remains one of the worldâs hotspots for deforestation according to a new report by WWF, which finds an area six times the size of Tasmania has been cleared globally since 2004.