Opinion

Stopping native forest logging is the only way to meet our net zero targets

By David Lindenmayer, Brendan Mackey, Heather Keith
October 14 2022 - 5:30am
Failure to properly protect forests makes no environmental sense nor any economic sense. Picture Shutterstock
Failure to properly protect forests makes no environmental sense nor any economic sense. Picture Shutterstock

While there are many sources of emissions, it is only native forests that can remove carbon from the atmosphere at the scale and time required. Protecting and restoring native forests is a critical mitigation action if Australia is to meet its net zero emissions targets within the critical one to three decades.

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