How much koala habitat is cleared for mining and renewable energy projects each year?
ABCKoalas are often in the middle of campaigns against development involving land clearing. ABC Science analysed development projects seeking federal permission from 2012 until June 30 2024 to breakdown how much koala habitat has already been approved for clearing — and how much is currently in proposals under assessments in New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory, where the koala is considered endangered under national environment law. If these proposals go ahead, renewable energy will become responsible for 13,888 hectares of koala habitat clearing — 42 per cent of the proposed habitat loss. The mining sector runs a close second, with 11,735.6 hectares slated for clearing — about 37 per cent of proposed koala habitat loss. "There are a number of renewable energy projects proposed in threatened species habitat in Queensland, most of which include koala habitat," she said.
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Forty-one new flora and fauna species added to Australia's threatened list
ABC
‘Roadkill hotspot’ in Australia sees 150 endangered koalas die every year
The Independent
Moolarben Coal Mine report finds koala colony would be displaced by expansion plans
ABC
Planting 'koala corridors' to save Australia's endangered marsupial
The Hindu
NSW landholders signing up for free habitat planting program in effort to increase koala populations
ABC
Fears Dendrobium coal mine extension near Wollongong could impact endangered koalas
ABC
Koala declared endangered as disease, lost habitat take toll
The Independent
Koalas Now Endangered In Large Swath Of Australia, Government Says
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Koalas are 'at risk of extinction' in many parts of Australia, but we can stop it
ABC
More than 60,000 koalas killed or hurt in Australia’s bushfires
Al Jazeera
Queensland's koala conservation strategies need to broaden beyond south-east, researcher says
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Plan to build in core koala habitat sparks local anger as developer challenges council rejection
ABC
Koalas Face Extinction in New South Wales as Bushfire and Heat Waves Damage Habitats
News 18
Landholders and wildlife groups work to restore koala habitat wiped out in NSW fires
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Koala conservation strategy for south-east Queensland leaves conservationists 'cautiously optimistic'
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Koala habitat cleared for housing development against Environment Department's offset policy
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Australia koala population on the brink of extinction
Daily Mail
Koala management plans barking up wrong tree, researchers say
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