
Australia ranks highly on many world rankings - like livability metrics and most of us feel lucky to be living here.
Our nature is wonderful, however sadly we also rank as one of the top in the ʻdeveloped world with the highest rate of deforestation'… Queensland bulldozes one tree every second!
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has released Australia’s first national scorecard.
4ZZZ's Eliot and Toni spoke with Vanessa Keogh, a conservation scientist from the World Wildlife Fund for Nature to discuss Australiaʻs first national 'Tree Scorecard'.
For a deep dive…
The WWF website has all the information you need on ’Tree Scorecards’, where you’ll find the results, a petition as well as the new ’Two Billion Trees’ project. Plus you can check out Vanessa’s bio here.

Your 11am Zedlines with Annabel and Liv.

Your 10am Zedlines with Jasper and Charlie.

Your 9am headlines with Liv and Annabel

Your 8am Zedlines with Jasper and Charlie

Your 11am Zedlines with Sydney and Mario!

Your 10AM Zedlines with Aliyah and Anastasia.

Your 9AM Zedlines with Sydney, Frankee, and Mario.

Your 8AM Zedlines with Anastasia & Aliyah.

Your 11AM Zedlines with Tasha and Eiri

Your 10AM Zedlines with Bella and Joe

Your 9AM Zedlines with Eiri and Tasha

Your 8AM Zedlines with Bella and Joe.

Your 11am Zedlines with Maddie and Angela

Your Zedlines with Konrad and Calani

Your 9am Zedlines with Angela and Maddie

Your 8am Zedlines with Calani and Kondrad

Your 11AM Zedlines with Jasper and Liv

Your 10AM Zedlines with Annabel and Charlie

Your 8AM Zedlines with Charlie and Annabel

Your 11AM Zedlines with Sydney, Anastasia and Aliyah

Your 10AM Zedlines with Mario and Frankee.
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Your 9AM Zedlines with Sydney, Aliyah and Anastasia

Your 8AM Zedlines with Mario and Frankee.
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Your 11AM Zedlines with Maya Eiri and Tasha.

Your 10AM Zedlines with Chloe and Bella

Your 9AM Zedlines with Maya, Tasha and Eiri.

Your 8AM Zedlines with Bella Chloe.

Your 11AM Zedlines with Maddy & Frankee
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