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Greens to introduce bill to \u2018end destructive logging of Australia\u2019s precious native forests\u2019<\/h2>\n
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The Greens will introduce a bill to repeal the Regional Forest Agreements Act which grants logging operations an exemption from national environmental laws.<\/p>\n

The party\u2019s forests spokesperson, senator Janet Rice<\/strong>, will introduce the bill in the Senate today.<\/p>\n

In addition to repealing the Regional Forest Agreements Act, the bill proposes the tabling of an annual statement from the threatened species commissioner on how logging is affecting Australia\u2019s progress towards the government\u2019s zero extinctions target.<\/p>\n

It proposes a second statement be tabled by the environment minster outlining how logging is affecting Australia\u2019s progress towards its commitment to protect 30% of the country\u2019s land areas by 2030.<\/p>\n

Rice said federal and state governments had failed to meet their responsibility to protect the environment and fix failing environmental laws. She said logging operations covered by regional forest agreements had been granted an exemption from national environmental laws for too long.<\/p>\n

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<\/svg>The Regional Forest Agreements have allowed for decades of reckless destruction of native forests across Australia, pushed native wildlife to the brink of extinction, endangered our water supplies, heightened bushfire risk, and made the climate crisis worse.<\/em><\/p>\n

If passed, this bill will end the destructive logging of Australia\u2019s precious native forests, by repealing the Regional Forest Agreements and closing the loopholes used by the logging industry to skirt our national environment laws.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Albanese government has proposed introducing legislation to reform Australia\u2019s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act later this year.<\/p>\n