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Updated: January 26, 2012
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Latest Updates
- Clock ticking for Leadbeaters’ survival - January 25, 2012
- Not good enough: Tasmanian forests continue to fall despite agreement - January 17, 2012
- Wild profile - John Biggs - January 12, 2012
- Baillieu's forest plan deeply flawed - December 22, 2011
The little Leadbeater’s possum, Victoria’s faunal emblem and already under threat of extinction due to intensive logging and bushfires, now looks set to being fast tracked to extinction by the Baillieu Government.
Bad things traditionally happen on Friday the thirteenth and this date didn’t bode well for the conservation agreement that could have protected critical areas of Tasmania’s native forests.
John Biggs is a fifth generation Tasmanian, academic, traveller, writer and a bequester for the Wilderness Society. Having lived overseas for much of his working life, he has returned to his native Tasmania where he spends much of his time writing. His latest book is called, Tasmania Over Five Generations: Return to Van Diemen's land?
Victorian Campaign Manager, Luke Chamberlain, talks about why the Baillieu governments new plan for our state's forests is bad for the environment, bad for jobs and bad for communities.
Media Releases
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Environment issues key in the Queensland election - January 24, 2012
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Burke has no choice but to reject plan - January 18, 2012
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PM’s forest meetings need to deliver on the agreement - January 16, 2012
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O’Farrell called to act on 10,000 litre untreated coal seam gas water spill - January 13, 2012
