The New South Wales government has unveiled plans for the Great Koala National Park, a 475,000-hectare reserve that combines existing protected areas with 176,000 hectares of state forest to safeguard an estimated 12,000 koalas and dozens of other threatened species.
The move comes with a moratorium on native forest logging, $140 million in funding, and promises of new tourism infrastructure, though legislation to finalize the park is not expected until 2026 and is contingent on approval of a carbon credit scheme.
Supporters hail the plan as a landmark conservation step that could boost biodiversity, generate carbon revenue, and create more sustainable jobs through ecotourism, while critics argue it sacrifices timber workers and delays certainty for communities.
The decision reflects broader shifts in Australian forest policy, as states retreat from native forest logging, balancing ecological imperatives with political pressures from unions, industry, and rural constituencies.
If National Parks and reserves worked they'd have solved the problems of the six mass extinction.
Australia holds the record for species extinctions and this is just more green washed bullshit.
The biggest killers of koalas are Cars, dogs and Chylamidia, after that we have biodiversity loss and climate change. If we were serious, we'd start with ridding Australia of cars and dogs.
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Australia to create a national park for 12,000 koalas
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/australia-to-create-a-national-park-for-12000-koalas/cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/28453395
If National Parks and reserves worked they'd have solved the problems of the six mass extinction.
Australia holds the record for species extinctions and this is just more green washed bullshit.
The biggest killers of koalas are Cars, dogs and Chylamidia, after that we have biodiversity loss and climate change. If we were serious, we'd start with ridding Australia of cars and dogs.