North West among NSW's top 20 deforestation hotspots

Updated November 14 2018 - 4:19pm, first published 1:00am
Top 20 clearing hotspots in NSW, 2009 to 2014. Clearing hotspots (orange) detected using Sentinel-2 satellite images and NSW SLATS data. Forest and woodland (green) based on National Carbon Accounting System 2009.
Top 20 clearing hotspots in NSW, 2009 to 2014. Clearing hotspots (orange) detected using Sentinel-2 satellite images and NSW SLATS data. Forest and woodland (green) based on National Carbon Accounting System 2009.

A number of North West towns, including Moree, Narrabri, Warialda and Boomi, are among the state’s deforestation hotspots, according to a new report.

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