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THE FORESTS OF VICTORIA
THE RAINFOREST PROJECT - or why the Bracks Government still logs rainforest and refuse to accept the umpires decison (more at Victorian Rainforest Network) Focusing on Vic rainforest Carbon Credits (also see Sinks That Stink) |
NEWS The logging of pristine forests such as rainforest, mature and old growth forest (that is forests that have not been changed by modern forestry practices) still occurs in Victoria in 2011 - New Premier Ted Baillieu and the Liberal / National Coalition have stamped their (lack of) environmental credentials on government by re-introducing cattle into Victoria's high country parks.
Bushfire in the Landscape: Different values, a shared vision 23rd and 24th June 2011, Teacher's Federation Conference Centre, Sydney
Masalai i tokaut has been fighting corruption in the PNG forest industry since 2002. Their site is now being blocked in PNG. Apparently some powerful people don't want the truth getting out. There is a link to a mirror of their site underneath our header (top right).
Old Growth forest still being decimated in East Gippsland
"Forest management is sustainable, we replace every tree that we log." - Forestry Myths
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Pine and Eucalypt plantations Is intensive tree cropping good for the earth? Some "environmentalists" will tell you it is...but... TOXIC ALERTS |
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Bushfire Dreaming: Aunty Betty King from south west Victoria-Copyright-
Friends of the Earth 312 Smith St. Collingwood PO BOX 222 Fitzroy 3065 PH (03)9419 8700
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