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Newly felled trees in the native Karri forest at a logging camp in Western Australia. As of early 2024 a WA government ban on native logging comes into effect, preventing the state's native hardwood trees from being chopped down and sold commercially. Typically, native WA hardwood like Karri and Jarrah has been used for flooring, furniture, firewood, and in garden products like mulch and sawdust. Photo ; Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images Karri forest looging, Commercial logging of Western Australia’s native forests ceases effective January
2024.The Western Australian Government’s promise to end logging in native forests in the state has rung true, with the cessation of all commercial native forest logging operations in the state’s southwest, Great Southern and Peel regions on 1 January. The move delivers on the government’s September 2021 promise to cease operations by 2024 and means 400,000 hectares of native karri, jarrah and wandoo forests will be spared from commercial exploitation. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images

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Newly felled trees in the native Karri forest at a logging camp in Western Australia. As of early 2024 a WA government ban on native logging comes into effect, preventing the state's native hardwood trees from being chopped down and sold commercially. Typically, native WA hardwood like Karri and Jarrah has been used for flooring, furniture, firewood, and in garden products like mulch and sawdust. Photo ; Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images Karri forest looging, Commercial logging of Western Australia’s native forests ceases effective January<br /> 2024.The Western Australian Government’s promise to end logging in native forests in the state has rung true, with the cessation of all commercial native forest logging operations in the state’s southwest, Great Southern and Peel regions on 1 January. The move delivers on the government’s September 2021 promise to cease operations by 2024 and means 400,000 hectares of native karri, jarrah and wandoo forests will be spared from commercial exploitation. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images