Land clearing under Labor jumps staggering 40%, worse than Coalition
Labor Premier Chris Minns has been challenged to explain his Government’s failure to stop land clearing after shocking SLATs data released today revealed a staggering 40% jump in land clearing rates.
Greens MP and Environment Spokesperson Sue Higginson said, “Land clearing in New South Wales is like a runaway train under this Minns Labor Government and it’s wiping out 66,000 hectares of bushland a year and showing no signs of slowing down”,
“I think most people in NSW would be horrified to learn that land clearing is 40% worse under the Minns Labor Government than it was under the Liberal National Coalition Government, but that is the reality these figures show”,
“The Liberal National Berejiklian Barilaro Government made catastrophic changes to land clearing laws to allow more rural land clearing, and since then the problem has only been getting worse. The Liberals and Nationals have made a huge mess and it’s now Labor’s responsibility to clean it up - but instead of taking action, they’re sitting on their hands while the problem gets worse”,
“We are well on the way toward mass extinctions and ecosystem collapse unless we reign in land clearing, and that means reform to make our environmental laws stronger, an end to native forest logging and more support for farmers to invest in sustainable agriculture practices”,
“Labor Premier Chris Minns rode into power on the promise to do better for nature, to date we’ve seen more environmental destruction under his Government than we had under the Coalition. I’m calling on the Premier to open his eyes to the environment of NSW, because to date he’s lost all sight”.