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Environment
Marty Silk

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Qld land clearing report not up to scratch | History Defined

Queensland remains a deforestation hotspot despite a fall of almost 40 per cent in land clearing. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

An area the size of Samoa was partially or fully deforested in Queensland in one year despite stricter land-clearing laws being passed, raising concerns about rapid biodiversity loss.

About 418,656 hectares of woody vegetation, an area the size of the Polynesian island, was fully or partially cleared in 2019/20, according to the latest government report released on Friday.

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