Alarm bells are ringing for our World Heritage Area following the federal government’s refusal today to confirm whether it would honour the commitment to fund conservation management under the forests agreement, Australian Greens Leader Christine Milne said.
“At Senate Estimates today I asked when the $7 million committed for conservation management to look after our new reserve areas was due to be paid to the Tasmanian Government.
“Instead of receiving a date I was told the funding was now ‘under consideration’ by the new government.
“This is of great concern as it is not clear where previous funding for forest conservation management has been spent.
“We have an expanded World Heritage area, but the funding needed to protect and manage it is at risk.
“The federal government must commit to adequate funding to manage the World Heritage Area to ensure we can look after this global treasure,” Senator Milne said.
Australian Greens Leader Christine Milne
