Optimist Daily: How carbon credits helped unlock the Great Koala National Park in NSW

The Great Koala National Park might sound like a place that’s too good to be true, but it is real. After more than a decade of campaigning, three state elections, and over 14 hours of parliamentary debate, New South Wales has established the state’s second-largest national park. It’s made up of 478,000 hectares (about 1.2 million acres) between Kempsey and Grafton on the Mid North Coast. More than 100 species of flora and fauna will be protected within its boundaries. Learn MORE.