Habitat clearing is the biggest cause of environmental loss in NSW.
More than half (29 million hectares) of all native forest and woodland in NSW has been lost since colonisation.
The NSW Government was elected with some welcome and strong promises to address this crisis by reforming our nature protection laws, but action has been too slow. Since 2023, around 95 000 ha of land has been cleared, stripping wildlife of their homes and releasing over 7 million tonnes of carbon each year - more than every household in Sydney.
We're leading an alliance of environmental groups calling on the NSW Government to deliver on their election promise to close the loopholes that allow for this unfettered destruction. There is a better way to work with the land and look after people and Country together in NSW – one that values ecological diversity, supports landholders with restoration projects, holds bad actors to account, and empowers communities to protect the places they love.
