Legal Background Information

Gunns Law Suit Against the Wilderness Society & Others - December 15, 2008

In December 2004, forestry giant Gunns Ltd sued the Wilderness Society, five of its staff, and 14 other conservation groups and individuals (including Green Members of Parliament, Bob Brown and Peg Putt) in relation to the campaign to protect Tasmania's forests. This is the so-called Gunns 20 case.

Protecting Public Participation - June 03, 2008

The oceans, forests, woodlands and arid areas, and the non-human species which inhabit them, can not speak for themselves. Environmental protection requires a civil society which supports environmental activity, and which fully supports public participation in the political debate and decision making processes.