There’s no economic or environmental case for native logging. Yet taxpayer money is still being used to support it.
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In 2019, the giant mountain ash Centurion narrowly escaped death by fire. But other giant trees were not so lucky. Gathering genetic material from giants is vital
Shifting from native forest logging to sustainable plantations will help protect these essential forests and the many threatened species that depend on them.
Two states have banned native forest logging, but it’s still happening in the others.
Two states will soon end logging of native forests, but what about the other states? The federal government has powers to intervene but also faces obstacles to nationwide protection of these forests.
These trees are too important to be destroyed in the name of the forestry industry. This is why my husband Steve Pearce and I climb, explore and photograph them.
Agreements between the Commonwealth and state governments that protect native forests are based on hopelessly out-of-date information. It’s a huge mistake to renew them without assessment.
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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