Australia should be a leader in protecting and restoring trees, but currently, is the only developed nation on the list of global deforestation fronts. 

The first Trees Scorecard presents an overview of how Australia's state, territories and federal governments are performing in tree protection and restoration. It highlights where governments are standing tall, and where more action needs to be taken.

The scorecard shows New South Wales and Queensland sit at the bottom of the leaderboard, with South Australia placing first.

Key findings:

• Landing next was the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Victoria (VIC) and Western Australia (WA). These three jurisdictions all received an ’Average’ score, showing that while all have work to do, there has also been progress.
• The recent announcement of an end to native forest logging in Victoria has provided a welcome boost to Victoria's score.
• The Australian Federal Government (Federal Government), Northern Territory (NT) and Tasmania all placed midway with ’Poor’, but for different reasons.