Forests NSW
have shown yet again that it is incapable of following legal requirements to
protect biodiversity in the forests owned by the people of NSW.
Forests NSW
are allowing logging in Koala High Use
Areas in Royal Camp State Forest, 16 km
south-west of Casino in northern NSW. This
is despite the fact that logging is prohibited within 20 metres of Koala High
Use Areas.
This is yet
another breach that the North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) has identified in this area.( For detailed information see NEFA website.)
NEFA has
already appealed several times to NSW Government Ministers to implement the law
to stop the illegal logging in Koala High Use Areas. They have again appealed to ministers (Robyn
Parker, Minister for the Environment, and Katrina Hodgkinson, Minister for
Primary Industries) to take action.
While those
concerned about the protection of this iconic threatened species can hope that
these politicians will at last take their responsibilities seriously and bring Forests NSW into line, the past records of both Parker and Hodgkinson
indicate that this is unlikely.
