Tag: David Lindenmayer - article author
A penguin farm in the Australian desert: a thought experiment that reveals the flaws our in environment laws
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Imagine this fictitious scenario. The federal environment minister announces government approval for a large-scale penguin farm near Alice Springs. It will produce 300,000...
Logging is due to start in fire-ravaged forests this week. It’s the last thing our wildlife needs
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New South Wales’ Forestry Corporation will this week start “selective timber harvesting” from two state forests ravaged by bushfire on the state’s south coast.
The...
Logged native forests mostly end up in landfill, not in buildings and furniture
Almost all native forest logging in Victoria is for
woodchips, pulp and pallets, which have short lifespans before
going to landfill. Janelle Lugge/Shutterstock
Victoria has...