Liberals Can’t Have it Both Ways on Wielangta
The Tasmanian Greens look forward to the Liberals ruling out logging in the Wielangta forest as they have with the Tasman forests near the Three Capes Walk.
The Tasmanian Greens look forward to the Liberals ruling out logging in the Wielangta forest as they have with the Tasman forests near the Three Capes Walk.
The conservation movement stands united to protect Tasmania's high conservation value forests and precious clean, green brand from the Hodgman Government.
The Government is threatening to allow loggers into the 400 000 hectares of high conservation value forests.
The Government has announced plans to let loggers into 400 000 hectares of high conservation value, carbon-rich forests.
The Hodgman Liberals today declared war on 400 000 hectares of Tasmania's globally significant, carbon rich forests.
Private interests, among them the Farrell family, are the beneficiaries of $22 million in public funding being promised by the Liberals.
We welcome updated carbon accounting on the potential climate and monetary value of Tasmania’s forests, in a report produced by TreeMod.
It is disappointing to see the number of questions that were put on notice some time ago that have not yet been answered by ministers.
On behalf of the Tasmanian Greens MPs, I pay respect to the palawa/pakana people of Tasmania, to their treasured elders, past and present.
The resignation of Paul Harriss from the Ministry and the Parliament is good news and an acknowledgement of the flawed "forests policy" of this Government.