Tasmanian Times
Gunns
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1.5KGunns to stop using 1080 poison … anonymous website attacks ‘deal’
Timber company Gunns has announced it will stop using 1080 poison in all its Tasmanian forests. The company has used the poison...
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Peace in Tasmania’s forests?
Tasmanian anti-forestry protestor, Barnaby Drake, recently announced that he was leaving the state. As he explained on the Tasmanian Times website “…...
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No Social Licence for a Pulp Mill or Plantation Forestry
“There will be no social licence for a pulp mill and its fibre plantation wood supply while the public continues to be...
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Dear oh dear ….
We’ve just come home after a superb winter trip to the south of our fair isle. What visit south would be complete...
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Rainforest Action Network Expands Misleading Greenwashing of Primary Forest Logging
RAN’s recent “rainforest safe” book and luxury shopping bag campaigns show they value greenwashing primary forest logging and sustaining old growth timber...
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Brazil log prices rise
Eucalyptus log prices in Brazil have gone up 25% the past year, almost reaching the global average hardwood fiber price index in...
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Gunns certification probe
Public Briefing Paper for Forest Management Certification Pre-assessment of Gunns Limited, Australia June 11, 2010 Introduction – The SmartWood Program of the...
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Plantation reprise (Part 2)
In my previous piece about plantations I described how the pulp & paper (P & P) industry relied on low inputs prices...
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The Truth About Plantations
Globally the P & P (Pulp & Paper) industry has a history of creating social upheaval, engaging in corrupt activities and subverting...
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Our best opportunity to protect Australia’s native forests
Dear Friend, There has never been a better opportunity to protect Australia’s remaining native forests. The growth of overseas and Australian timber...
