Deforestation increases in Queensland
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Deforestation in Queensland has risen to an unsustainable level, according to the Statewide Landcover and Trees Study.
In one year deforestation increased by 33%, with almost 400,000 hectares of woody vegetation cleared.
Queensland Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles says the sediment run off threatens to suffocate the Great Barrier Reef.
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