Defending the Unburnt Six

Pockets within six priority landscapes that need immediate legal protection

WWF-Australia and Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) are on a mission to defend the remaining pockets of unburnt forests in six landscapes across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria that urgently need protection now.

These areas are life rafts for many threatened Australian wildlife species, yet are vulnerable to deforestation and native forest logging.

We’ve already lost so much during the catastrophic bushfires of 2019-20. Defending the remaining pockets of unburnt forest has never been more important. Without your help, we risk losing our remaining forests and most vulnerable wildlife.

WWF-Australia’s senior scientist, Dr Martin Taylor has mapped a spatial prioritisation that identified these six priority areas for protection.

To read more of Dr Taylor’s report, click here (PDF 4.1MB).