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**KLhdfskja** · 05-01-2012, 05:31 AM

From Local ABC in my region (hot off the press looking at date and time).

30 April, 2012 7:51PM AEST

Koala listing offers no protection from logging

By Bill Brown

The newly announced listing by the Australian Government of koalas as a vulnerable species in NSW will not provide additional protections in areas logged by Forests NSW. The Federal listing will offer substantial protection otherwise but where logging operations are conducted under Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) the Federal listing will have no effect.

The listing has been welcomed as a significant benefit in protecting koala populations from threats ranging from urban development to mining, predation, and habitat loss.

However logging operations by Forests NSW are prescribed by NSW state legislation and current Regional Forest Agreements and Integrated Forestry Operations Approvals (IFOAs).

This new listing by the Australian Government has no effect in areas of NSW where RFAs are in place. A lot more including plenty of links available here

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/...30/3492033.htm

05-01-2012, 05:31 AM	#8
KLhdfskja Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	From Local ABC in my region (hot off the press looking at date and time). 30 April, 2012 7:51PM AEST Koala listing offers no protection from logging By Bill Brown The newly announced listing by the Australian Government of koalas as a vulnerable species in NSW will not provide additional protections in areas logged by Forests NSW. The Federal listing will offer substantial protection otherwise but where logging operations are conducted under Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) the Federal listing will have no effect. The listing has been welcomed as a significant benefit in protecting koala populations from threats ranging from urban development to mining, predation, and habitat loss. However logging operations by Forests NSW are prescribed by NSW state legislation and current Regional Forest Agreements and Integrated Forestry Operations Approvals (IFOAs). This new listing by the Australian Government has no effect in areas of NSW where RFAs are in place. A lot more including plenty of links available here http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/...30/3492033.htm
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