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
- End of the Gunns20 legal saga - February 02, 2010
- River Red Gum National Parks a reality - January 11, 2010
- One giant leap for Gunns – one small step forward for Tasmania’s forests - January 10, 2010
More than five years after writs were first issued, the Gunns lawsuit saga has come to an end for all 20 defendants with the decision by Gunns to drop its remaining claims against four defenders of a small valley on the edge of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
Victoria’s much-loved magnificent River Red Gums along the Murray, Goulburn and Ovens rivers in northern Victoria were protected forever in National Parks in the lead up to Christmas late last year.
The New Year has brought about a new attitude from logging company Gunns Limited – with help from a bit of pressure applied by conservationists like you!
Forests Events
- WildEndurance 2010
- Community carbon-accounting days
- Sustainable Living Festival - Join The Wilderness Society Victoria at Melbourne's biggest sustainability event
The Wilderness Society's 100km team challenge set in the Blue Mountains will take place over the weekend of 1st and 2nd of May 2010.
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. Community carbon-accounting days: Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 March, Tarkine; Sunday 28 March, Blue Tier
The Wilderness Society Victoria invites you join us at this year's Sustainable Living Festival from Feb 19 to 21 at Federation Square, Melbourne.
Forests Media Releases
- Opposition Can’t See The Wood For The 20 Million Trees - February 02, 2010
- Climate change plan gives green light for native forest power stations and ignores protection of forests - February 02, 2010
- Minister looking after Gunns' interests - January 20, 2010
9.3 Billion Tonnes Of Carbon In Old Forests Ignored In Climate Policy - The Federal Opposition has missed a golden opportunity to focus on the huge stores of carbon in Australia’s remaining old-growth native forests as part of its plan to reduce greenhouse emissions, the Wilderness Society said today.
Following the release of the Tasmanian Government’s ‘wedges project”, environment groups today expressed dismay at the apparent lack of analysis and acceptance of the actual emissions from forestry activities and the immediate climate benefits that could be achieved by protecting native forests.
Environment groups have labelled the trip to Japan by Resources Minister David Llewelyn with Gunns boss John Gay and Forestry Tasmania boss Bob Gordon a mercy dash aimed at looking after Gunns’ interests by attempting to keep native forest woodchipping alive in Tasmania.
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