Sven Wiener
A recently started ePetition against Upper Florentine Valley old-growth logging (begun on 3Feb2009) is at:
http://210.8.42.131/view/EPetitions_TAS_Assembly/CurrentEPetition.aspx?PetNum=10&lIndex=-1
To sign, just click the weblink “Do you wish to sign this E-Petition? “Yes” on that epetition webpage and fill out further requested details.
Alternatively, if you would prefer not to click the above weblink, browse to www.parliament.tas.gov.au and then on the lefthand side choose ePetitions for the House of Assembly. Then, again on the lefthand side, choose Current ePetitions. Click from the resulting displayed list to go to the Upper Florentine logging and tourism strategy ePetition
More on the petition …
Tasmanian residents draw to the attention of the House the destruction of high conservation value forest, in coupe FO44A, in the Upper Florentine. We believe this forest and the surrounding area have far greater economic, environmental and social value to the Tasmanian and global community left intact.
These forest ecosystems: support great biodiversity; do and are capable of storing and processing large quantities of carbon; and should not be logged, to ensure that the world doesn’t lose more of its established complex ecosystem and worsen the carbon concentration in the atmosphere.
Those parts of the Florentine and surrounding valleys containing undisturbed mature forests have significant tourism potential, which offers employment growth potential to the Derwent Valley community and beyond and will be forever diminished once logged.
Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to request the Government to immediately cancel further planned logging throughout the Upper Florentine, and proceed with producing, together with local tourism operators, a sensitive tourism strategy for the Upper Derwent to promote nature-based activities, which together with the sale of local crafts, art, honey and produce will significantly extend the local employment opportunities.
We ask that some funding be allocated for minor tourism infrastructure improvements to make local features more accessible, such as upgrading existing walking tracks and car parks to capitalise on focal points such as The Needles, Wylds Craig, Mt. Wedge, Tim Shea, The Sentinels and Timbs Track.
Please act now in the best interests of Tasmania and in the interest of the global community.
IF YOU AGREE WITH THE ABOVE, DON’T SIT ON YOUR HANDS.
APATHY WON’T SAVE THE FLORENTINE, BUT YOU CAN.
Follow the link below and sign the Parliament of Tasmania E-petition:
http://210.8.42.131/view/EPetitions_TAS_Assembly/CurrentEPetition.aspx?PetNum=10
