Tasmanian Times
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Real number employed in forestry
John Hawkins With extreme difficulty I have discovered from the ABS the breakdown of the 11,406 people working in Agriculture, Forestry and...
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Forest stewardship
Peter Brenner HERE ARE the 10 FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Principles and the linked 56 criteria as they stand today (Download pdf:...
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Forestry – letter to Kevin Rudd
Austra Maddox Last week I discovered at short notice that Kevin Rudd was to be at an event in Hobart (no prior...
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Forestry refuses to engage in community conversations
Media Release Forestry Tasmania has proposed that private discussions occur behind closed doors. “We welcome and will participate in private dialogue with...
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The public pays …
Mike Bolan I’m not sure why these discussions keep shifting into the technicalities of forestry and whether or not forestry is ‘sustainable’....
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A profitless wood supply service
Frank Nicklason ULA Majewski (The Examiner 29/1) has written an evidence based and thought provoking contribution to the Tasmanian forestry debate. It...
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The truth about aggregated retention
Rob Blakers Firstly, a note on variable or aggregated retention. This practice was developed in North America, where fire is not used...
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The rally
Ali Alishah The community called upon the Premier of Tasmania, David Bartlett, to heed the wishes of Tasmanians and protect these virgin...
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Forests the new front
Jael Johnson Over seventy representatives from forest groups around Australia have met in Canberra, forming the Australian Forest and Climate Alliance (AFCA)...
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Credibility compromised
John Hawkins Chudleigh I suggest that this blind determination to build a pulp mill in the Tamar Valley will eventually cost John...
