“The sustainable management of native timber on private land is an important income stream for many farming families struggling to survive the current drought,” said Andrew Hurford, spokesperson for the New South Wales Private Native Forests … [Read more...] about Let Us Keep Harvesting Timber: Media Release from NSW Private Native Forests Group
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Jen’s Back from Seal Rocks
I’m back from a week’s holiday including a visit to Seal Rocks about 300 kms north of Sydney. The sleepy fishing town gets its name from the rocky outcrops occasionally inhabited by Australian Fur Seals, Arctocephalus pusillus ssp. doriferus. This … [Read more...] about Jen’s Back from Seal Rocks
If, how or why biodiversity matters?
The ever-changeable stalwart, La Pantera Rosa asked if I was game to open a new thread on 'if, how or why biodiversity matters'? Certainly, the challenge has been begging in many threads across a variety of subject categories. Quite recently I … [Read more...] about If, how or why biodiversity matters?
Market-based conservation for privately-owned Tasmanian forests
In a joint media release yesterday, Federal Environment Minister, Senator Ian Campbell and Member for Braddon, Mr Mark Baker, launched the Forest Conservation Fund (FCF), under the $250 million Tasmanian Community Forestry Agreement. The stated … [Read more...] about Market-based conservation for privately-owned Tasmanian forests
Indigenous funding for conservation
ABC News Online reports that the Federal Government has doubled the funding under its Indigenous Protected Area program, from three to six million-dollars a year. Twenty-two initiatives are currently funded to help indigenous communities run … [Read more...] about Indigenous funding for conservation
Amethystine Python
When I learnt that previous owners of our Daintree rainforest property had lost a baby to an Amethystine Python, I was indelibly impressed. From the night of arrival of each of my three children and for the first two weeks of each of their lives, a … [Read more...] about Amethystine Python
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
