A Wilderness Society crowdfunding campaign. https://pozible.com/project/sky-scout
Australia is in the grips of a deforestation crisis. In Qld alone, an area the size of the MCG is cleared every three minutes. Not so long ago, we had stronger state laws against devastating mass deforestation. But those laws recently came undone. Deforestation typically takes place in remote locations and in secret. If Australians could see the extent of it, they wouldn’t stand for it.
Mass deforestation isn’t limited to the developing world. It doesn’t only happen in the Amazon. In fact, Australia has one of the most severe deforestation fronts on the planet.
- Queensland clears nearly 300,000Ha of native bush every year.
- Recent law changes in NSW have put a further 8,000,000Ha at risk.
- Land clearing is a leading driver of biodiversity loss in Australia.
- Cleared trees are wasted, left to rot or burned – a considerable source of carbon emissions.
- Deforestation weakens our landscape’s resilience to climate change.
Our solution: Sky Scout – Drones Against Deforestation.
When we show Australians footage of native bush and precious wildlife habitat being torn down by bulldozers and chains, they see the problem with our laws.
By launching a fleet of drones in the worst states for land clearing, The Wilderness Society can afford to capture more high-quality footage than ever before. We’ll use it to fix the laws and end the crisis.
