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Updated: May 27, 2010
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Protecting our climate, and protecting our wildlife. Australia has some of the most magnificent and biodiverse forests in the world. New science also shows they are some of the largest carbon banks on Earth, helping to reduce climate change as well as maintain our water supplies. Yet many of these ancient forests, particularly in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales, are clearfelled, burnt, and turned into millions of tonnes of woodchips for paper and cardboard every year.
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| Tasmania's forests |
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More native forest is logged in Tasmania than the rest of Australia combined - including some of the tallest old growth forests in the world. Find out about the threat from the Gunns pulp mill and other issues. |
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| Victoria's forests |
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Victoria's forests are some of the most effective carbon stores in the world, and provide crucial water supply areas. Find out about more about climate change, water, wildlife and logging. |
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| Save NSW's River Red Gums |
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Along the Murray River are the largest remaining red gum forests on Earth. With 75% stressed, dead or dying, these Australian icons urgently need to be protected. |
Forests Updates
- Bushfire Royal Commission to release final report into Black Saturday - July 30, 2010
- Australian Federal Election - Your environment, your future, your vote - July 23, 2010
- Biodiversity & Cultural Conservation strategy for Great Western Woodlands in final review phase - July 23, 2010
On the eve of the release of the Royal Commission’s final report into the Black Saturday bushfires, the Wilderness Society would like to once again convey our deepest sympathies to the communities and families affected by the greatest peacetime disaster on Australian soil.
Over the coming days the Wilderness Society will publish our position on the Royal Commission findings on our website.
The Federal election is on Saturday, August 21. Get active, tell the major parties the environment is your priority, and let’s get the environment and action on climate change on the federal agenda.
The WA government’s promised Biodiversity and Cultural Conservation Strategy for the Great Western Woodlands (GWW) has been finalised and is now being reviewed by various state government agencies, before being presented to the Western Australian Minister for the Environment.
Forests Events
- Community carbon-accounting days
With your help, we can measure the amount of carbon stored in the forests that Forestry Tasmania is planning to log, and find out the true value of Tasmania's forests. For more details on upcoming Community Carbon Accounting Days please contact the campaign centre on 03 6224 1550 or email liz.johnstone@wilderness.org.au Future community carbon-accounting days are being organised, and details will be listed here as soon as they are available.
Forests Media Releases
- Parliamentary nod to burning native forests for electricity - June 24, 2010
- GUNNS' end to 1080 poison use a welcome step forward - June 22, 2010
- Tony told: saving water starts with protecting forests and rivers - June 15, 2010
Laws designed to encourage renewable energy ventures are having the perverse effect of incentivising the logging of native forests, The Wilderness Society said.
The Wilderness Society today welcomed Gunns' announcement that it would immediately end the use of the controversial poison 1080 in all its forestry operations and congratulated the company for this decision.
Local Mitcham district residents today take their request that the state government ramp up action to protect Melbourne's water supply to the office of their local member of parliament, Tony Robinson.
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