This Guardian article addresses why scientists and environment organisations object to renewal of any Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) which would permit native forest logging to continue. Ten RFAs ‘were signed between 1997 and 2001, each running for 20 years, with the first two expiring in 2017.
The agreements between state and federal governments mean proposals to log in designated native forests aren’t required to be approved through the usual federal process, under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC).’