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Dear Secretary, There is growing awareness of the climate and extinction crises we are in.
• droughts and fires are causing the collapse forest ecosystems and threatening the survival of species, logging increases fires, • • we need forests to remove carbon from the atmosphere The logging industry is no longer economically significant • Forestry Corporation of NSW lost $20 million on native forests last year, and received tens of millions in subsidies • 500-590 employed in logging NE NSWs public native forests • Far less than 1% regional employment • We could shut them down for $120 million, with generous payouts.
There are also retooling opportunities with alternative fibre processing like hemp and sisal.

• This would save taxpayers heaps on subsidies and protect our endangered species like our iconic koala Exiting logging of our Public Native Forests that are on the brink of system collapse will help us mitigate climate change by making our landscapes more resilient.
I lived through the 2019 Myall Creek Black Summer Fire that impacted my property that is also listed with the Biodiversity Conservation Trust as The Bog Conservation Area.

I have several threatened species here including active Coastal Emu which is part of an endangered population.
Living through the fire it became evident that the areas over managed, heavy hazard fire reduction regimes and over logged like our public native forest estates burnt hotter than our National Parks, State Conservation Areas or landholding like mine that have not been logged or burnt for over two decades.

I had more canopy cover and diverse mix of forest.

Less canopy means drier landscape in drought situation.
The last thing we need is to start burning our forests for electricity which will exacerbate our climate crisis.

The other benefit of leaving our forests to grow old in peace is storing water during our increasing extreme weather bomb events.

My property went a meter underwater during the February 2022 weather bomb event on the East Climate Change Bill 2022 and the Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022Submission 130 Coast of NSW.
Creeks and rivers that had even minimal trees and other vegetation along the banks did not erode, slip or slump like banks with no vegetation protection.

We should be planting our river and creek banks with endemic native vegetation to give our landholders more resilience to these increasing major weather events.

During droughts, our trees bring rain.

When there is too much rain, they help mitigate too much run off.

Healthy complex forest systems burn less hot than over logged forest estates.
At a time we are in the sixth extinction crisis that Australia is the world leader in, we need to do what we can to protect and increase our native habitat.

By doing this we will help improve our action on climate change targets, increase biodiversity and give our threatened species a better chance of not going extinct forever.

I appreciate your consideration of my submission and thank you for your time.
Respectfully yours, Jimmy Climate Change Bill 2022 and the Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022Submission 130