Forestry

The following letter was published in one of Australia's broadsheet newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald on June 17, 2006. The Sydney Morning Herald could claim to have a more educated and influential readership than any other newspaper in … [Read more...] about How Ignorant Are Australia’s Elite When it Comes to Toilet Paper?

Michael Duffy interviewed James Smith from the BBC, on ABC radio earlier this week, about his documentary 'Battle for the Amazon', which will be will be screen on SBS TV tomorrow, Sunday 23 April at 8.30pm. Duffy remarks at his website: "In the … [Read more...] about 8783 Percent of Amazon Rainforest Intact?

Some months ago I received a note from a forester about dieback in native Australian forests, following is an edited version: "There is a very large and growing forest health issue particularly in the dryer forest types. Die back known by a variety … [Read more...] about Some Forests Need Fire: Dieback Spreading in Eucalpytus Forests

There were elections in Tasmania and South Australia yesterday. Despite help from a San Francisco based environmental group, and an expectation that they would win more seats at the election, the Tasmanian Greens look like they have lost one of … [Read more...] about Tasmanian Greens Not Happy

So there is not a lot of outrage in Australia, so the protest against the timber industry in Tasmania moves to San Fransciso and the rest of the world... Yesterday Paul West from the Rainforest Action Network put out the following media release. … [Read more...] about Worldwide Protest Against Australian Forestry