The Worldwide Fund for Nature has compared deforestation on the East Coast of Australia to the Amazon Rainforest, highlighting the threat to our koalas and other native species.
Eastern Australia was the only developed world location of the 11 “deforestation hotspots” assessed in the report, with land cleared so rapidly that koalas could completely disappear from NSW by 2050.
The director general of WWF International, Marco Lambertini says “a healthy, sustainable future for all is only possible on a planet where nature thrives with biodiversity and life.”