This open letter by The Australia Institute calls for an end to native forest logging in Tasmania. Wilderness Australia is proud to be among the 66 other dedicated groups and individuals pushing for the protection of these highly significant forests. We invite you to please join us and show your support for our forests, climate and native wildlife by signing your name below.
This letter was published in The Examiner and The Mercury.
April 09, 2024
The threat of biomass burning has resurfaced in NSW. Verdant Earth Technologies (Verdant) is proposing to re-open the Redbank Power Station (near Singleton, NSW) to operate as a biomass power station, using trees cleared on farms under woefully weak land clearing laws.
Read moreFebruary 21, 2024
On Friday 16th February the EPA announced revised 'protection' protocols for logging in NSW, which significantly scale back previous requirements.
Read moreFebruary 06, 2024
Without warning the EPA has made changes to the NSW logging protocols that have scrapped the need to find and protect all den trees with a 50m logging exclusion zone. This weakening of protocols could mean the accelerated extinction of greater gliders in NSW.
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