Denniston Plateau is an iconic 'lost world', a biodiversity hotspot rated by DOC as one of the most ecologically valuable sites on the mainland, is facing an imminent threat. Bathurst Resources is proposing a massive 25-year open-cast coal mine, planning to use the government's controversial Fast-Track legislation to push it through with minimal public oversight. The scale of the proposed destruction is immense, threatening to permanently obliterate unique sandstone ecosystems, ancient dwarf forests, and habitats for rare species like the great spotted kiwi and the endemic Avatar moth.
Scott Burnett is “Save Denniston campaign” lead for Forest & Bird and will explain the full context of the mining proposal and the dangers of the Fast-Track law.
Part of a monthly programme of talks presented by Forest & Bird Manawatū Branch.
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