Minns government’s environmental integrity condemned as ‘nonexistent’ amid 40% surge in land clearing
by Lisa Cox from Environment | The Guardian on (#6YYXE)
Independent MP Jacqui Scruby says she saw fresh koala scratchings on trees just metres from clear-felling' in parts of proposed Great Koala national park
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The Minns government has lost its way on environmental policy, according to the New South Wales opposition, the Greens and a member of the crossbench, after government data revealed a 40% surge in land clearing across the state.
The report is the latest headache for a state government under pressure over conservation concerns, including continued logging in a promised koala park in the state's north and the failure of a koala translocation project in the state's south.
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