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Updated: August 26, 2010
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The threatened Upper Florentine valley, western Tasmania. Photo Kip NunnTasmania has one of the world’s great temperate wilderness areas. It contains jagged mountains, sub-alpine plateaux, a wild coast with pristine beaches, lagoons and rugged headlands, gorges carved by wild rivers, rainforests, and substantial tracts of primeval eucalypt forests. Large tracts are protected within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area or adjacent National Parks, yet Tasmania’s wilderness is also under enormous threat. Logging is penetrating previously remote and natural valleys. In northern and eastern Tasmania, remnant forests form crucial habitat for threatened species such as the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle. A massive proposed pulp mill would double the rate of logging in Tasmania.
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| Tasmania's irreplaceable forests |
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Tasmania is home to the tallest hardwood forests on Earth, with trees reaching nearly 100 metres and living for over 400 years. It is also home to Australia’s greatest tract of temperate rainforest. |
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| Our Common Ground |
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Our Common Ground is a coalition of community and business leaders, environment groups and timber workers who are committed to solving the debate about forestry in Tasmania. With your help, we can achieve our vision of Tasmania as a prosperous and sustainable place to live. Vica Bayley - Tasmanian Campaign Director |
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| Self-drive guides |
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Discover Tasmania's forests for yourself, with one of our self-drive guides. Find out about walks in the Blue Tier, South Sister, the Tarkine, the Upper Florentine, the Weld, and the Styx. |
Tasmania Updates
- Tasmanian Forest and Forest Industry Talks: Questions and Answers - August 25, 2010
- A WildCountry perspective on Tasmania's natural environment - August 25, 2010
- Australia’s next Federal Government must protect our environment - August 22, 2010
Environment and forest industry representatives have been talking informally to explore ways to resolve the conflict over native forests in Tasmania and protect both jobs and native forests. Find out more about the industry talks and what is happening now.
A recent study published in the journal Pacific Conservation Biology takes a new look at the condition and conservation of Tasmania's unique biodiversity.
As the country waits to find out which party will form the next Federal Government, the surge in support for the Greens across the country shows people want action on the environment.
Tasmania 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.
Tasmania Media Releases
- Historic opportunity to end years of conflict over Tasmania’s forests - August 26, 2010
- The future of our environment hangs ‘in the balance’ - August 19, 2010
- Major party launches show our National Leaders are Missing-In-Action on the environment - August 16, 2010
The Wilderness Society today responded to media reports on the ongoing
discussions about the protection of Tasmania’s native forests with
environment and forest industry representatives.
The Wilderness Society today released its final assessment of the Parties’ policies on the environment this Election. Our conclusion is that the two biggest parties, the ALP and the Liberal-National Coalition, have been missing-in-action on the environment this election.
The Wilderness Society has released its assessment of the political parties’ national leadership on the environment, and declared both Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott ‘missing in action’.
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