Sawn-off branches are littering the ground.
"Demand for seeds is "rising at an astronomical rate" due to an explosion in carbon sequestration and mine site rehabilitation projects....It is high time Australia joined the rest of the world and stopped this archaic process of wild harvesting."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-03/illegal-harvesting-concerns-amid-surging-demand-for-native-seeds/104537360#destruction #Eucalyptus #Biodiversity #Conservation #FossilFuels