The landscape spanning the border region of the eastern Australian states of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland is ecologically rich and diverse, and home to ancient rainforest. However, despite its fire-retardant nature, large swathes of this rainforest – which are bordered by drier forests dominated by eucalyptus – have been devastated by the region’s protracted, severe 2019/2020 fire season. (Source: Mongabay)