the facts
The data is clear: native forest logging is an industry in decline, while the plantation sector is already doing the heavy lifting for our economy and environment.
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91% of NSW timber already comes from plantations.
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There are fewer than 1,000 jobs in native forest logging, compared to 20,000 jobs in plantations and processing.
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Processing plantation timber creates 14× more jobs than exporting native forests as woodchips.
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Ending logging saves 3.6 million tonnes of CO₂ per year — equivalent to taking 840,000 cars off the road.
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The logging industry has lost $90m+ since 2020, including over $2m in fines for illegal logging.
Native forest logging is environmentally damaging, economically unsustainable, and doesn't provide the timber our construction industry needs.
In contrast, plantation forestry supplies more than 90% of NSW’s timber, generates profits, and supports tens of thousands of regional jobs.
We must end native forest logging and transition to a sustainable, plantation-based industry.