Tasmanian state election – key environmental policy asks

Tasmanian environment groups have released  the ‘Joint Tasmanian Environment Groups’ 2010 Policy Agenda’, which outlines the key environment policy asks on a broad range of environment policy areas, including coasts, the marine environment, forests, Parks & climate change.

Protecting our native forests = protecting our climate. Old-growth forest, Upper Florentine Valley, Tasmania. Photo by: Rob Blakers

Environment Tasmania and its member groups, including the Wilderness Society Tasmania, believe that politicians have been a long way behind the broader community on the protection of Tasmania’s natural environment. We are calling for major policy commitments from all political parties between now and election day.

This election is gearing up to be a make or break decider for Tasmania’s environment and our way of life. We currently have our best opportunity to find common ground over forests and solve the Tasmanian forests issue – we just need our politicians to listen and play a constructive role in finding a solution.

The joint environment groups’ 2010 policy agenda was put together by Environment Tasmania and is available for download here

Environment Tasmania is the peak body for Tasmanian environment & conservation groups and represents over 20 Tasmanian environment groups with collective representation of over 5000 Tasmanians.

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