Tasmania's forest practices system has failed to protect all breeding habitat for the parrot and is increasing its extinction threat.
In Question Time, we asked Minister Jaensch what knowledge he had, and what role he played, in censoring the threats to the swift parrot’s survival.
The Australian State of the Environment Report paints a devastating picture of Australia’s ecosystems and biodiversity.
HIF must rule out using native forest products to feed their proposed e-fuel plant. Biofuels are not renewable if they include Tasmania’s carbon bank forests.
Logging and burning native forest releases more than 4.65 million tonnes of carbon every year.
The Minister for Climate Change has confirmed he has not bothered reading a comprehensive study into carbon emissions generated by Tasmania’s native forests
Dr Jen Sanger has laid out the methodology for an extremely robust examination of the facts around our native forest logging sector.
Dr Jennifer Sanger, well-respected for her highly credentialled research, has done an important body of work for Tasmania. She has detailed the carbon trail.
Minister, I hope you agree, as minister for Science, that Tasmania should have a science-driven government.
Minister, have you had any representations made to you from businesses in the tourism sector?