Queensland has been clearing more land, more quickly than any other Australian jurisdiction for at least a decade.
More than 6800 sq km of land, an area bigger than Brunei, was cleared in 2018-19, according to the state government's latest report.
An expert panel has been probing why deforestation is happening quickly despite the state passing stricter land clearing laws in 2017.
Conservation groups warn native species such as the koala are being pushed to brink of extinction, and Queensland is one of last states where land use is still contributing to carbon emissions.
The Queensland Conservation Council, Australian Conservation Foundation, the Wilderness Society and WWF Australia have launched a joint campaign to halt deforestation.
The alliance wants the government to come up with a plan to manage, regulate and restore 100 million hectares of forest and woodland.
"We're losing koalas in Queensland, by 2050 most projections say there will not be koalas across most of Queensland," WWF Australia spokesman Stuart Blanch told reporters on Tuesday.
"That's a future we don't want, I don't think the beef industry wants it, the real estate industry doesn't want it.
"We need to find a way that we have koalas, and beef, and homes, and I guess what the alliance is saying: we need a peace deal for koalas in our forests."
The four groups also want to government to pay farmers to protect trees on their land, which they say will sequester carbon and ensure local beef is produced without deforestation.
Queensland Conservation Council director Dave Copeman said farmers must be part of any new plan to protect forests.
He said it was essential to avoid a repeat of Queensland's decade-long political war over land clearing.
"We do know that most farmers care for their country and they want regenerative agriculture that actually restores habitat," Mr Copeman told reporters.
"What they need is the government to act so that a small number of bad actors don't ruin their reputation, and it's critical for the future in the beef industry."
The government's expert panel, led by Chief Scientist Professor Hugh Possingham, held consultations and was due to hand down its draft discussion paper outlining causes and solutions for deforestation in August.
However, a government spokesperson told AAP it is yet to receive that report.
Comment has been sought from the Chief Scientist's office.
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