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NSW clearing 640 football fields of land per day, the majority unexplained (www.nature.org.au)

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The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the states leading environmental advocacy organisation, has called on the NSW Government to act on its commitment to stop the runaway land clearing that is decimating NSW bush.

Clearing can directly impact, kill and displace native animals and plants.

Over time, the effects of fragmentation and disturbance can lead to invasion by weeds and further deteriorate the condition and habitat values of the remnant vegetation. “The new figures show a regulatory framework that is unfit for purpose,” said Nature Conservation Council CEO, Jacqui Mumford.

“The scope of allowable vegetation clearing activities is too broad and open to misuse. We don’t know whether or not this land clearing is allowable under even the current ineffective regulations.”

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

well that's horrifying

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

This link aggregating community is a horror show.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Okay, let's break this down step-by-step:

The standard size of an Australian Rules football field is 160-190 meters long by 135-155 meters wide. Let's take the average length as 175 meters.
The average length of a wombat is typically around 1 meter.
So an Australian football field is about 175 meters long.
And the average wombat is 1 meter long.
Therefore, an Australian football field is about 175 times longer than the average length of a wombat.

In summary, an Australian football field is approximately 175 times longer than the length of an average adult wombat.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is that a male or female wombat? I‘m highly confused!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Straight from the source:

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/nsw-land-clearing-data-released

Okay, let's break this down step-by-step:

95,000 hectares is 950,000,000 square meters (1 hectare = 10,000 sq meters)
Let's assume a standard beef sausage is 15 cm long and 2.5 cm in diameter.
The cross-sectional area of a sausage is π*(d/2)^2 = π*(1.25 cm)^2 = 4.91 sq cm
If we stack the sausages flat, each sausage takes up 4.91 sq cm
So on 950,000,000 sq meters we can fit 950,000,000 / 4.91 = 193,284,934 sausages

Therefore, the number of beef sausages in 95,000 hectares stacked flat is approximately 193 million sausages.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is that a Nuremburger bratwurst or a Iberico bratwurst? I'm highly confused!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Okay, let's look at Australian thin beef sausages specifically:

A typical thin Aussie beef sausage is around 12-13cm long and 1.5-1.8cm in diameter.
Using the midpoints, let's say 13cm long and 1.65cm diameter.
The cross sectional area would then be π x (0.825cm)^2 = 2.13 sq cm
With 950,000,000 sq meters available in 95,000 hectares, this would allow space for 950,000,000 / 2.13 = 446,010,796 sausages

So using an Australian thin beef sausage size, the estimate is approximately 446 million sausages would fit in the given area of 95,000 hectares if stacked flat.

Please let me know if you need any clarification or have additional details on the specific sausage size! I'm happy to recalculate based on any new information.