@wilderness_aus: This drone footage, filmed near Townsville in Queensland, captures a devastating deforestation scene within the Great Barrier Reef catchment—an area that flows directly into the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage site. This destruction was identified and verified through the Wilderness Society’s Watch on Nature citizen science platform. Captured by Paul Hilton, this footage demonstrated the urgent need for action to rein in deforestation and land clearing in Queensland. Deforestation in Great Barrier Reef catchments—areas where watercourses lead to the Reef—trashes waterways, smothers the reef, chokes coral, threatens habitat and contributes to climate change. Australia faces a deforestation crisis, destroying vast areas of native forest and woodland and putting threatened species at risk. In the last 200 years, almost 50% of Australia’s forests have been wiped out, making it one of the worst countries for deforestation among developed nations. Queensland has the highest rates of deforestation in Australia—totalling more deforestation than all other states combined. 📍 Location: near Townsville, Queensland 📅 Date filmed: 2025 📷 Credit: Paul Hilton 👉 Learn more about Watch on Nature and deforestation—link in bio. #deforestation #landclearing #discoverqueensland #Townsville #GreatBarrierReef #DroneFootage #BeefProduction #WatchOnNature #QLD #Australia #environmentalawareness

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