Tasmanian Times
Forestry
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972Academic freedom under attack from foresters institute
When a voluntary media spokesperson for the Institute of Foresters of Australia calls for the silencing of critics, alarm bells should ring....
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Eden feels the heat over wood-fired power plant
EDEN, on the state’s south coast, is set to be the first Australian town to be powered by a wood-fired electricity plant,...
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FAO and WWF: birds of a feather promote “planted forests” together
Published by World Rainforest Movement – Monthly Bulletin – Issue 153 – April 2010 According to the FAO, halting deforestation is neither...
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The problem with monoculture E.nitens
#4 Water Wizard, is heading in the right direction in asking “what can we do about this?” Piping from the headwaters would...
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Nothing has changed
A prognosis of a terminal condition is always considered to be a true test for those involved. Gunns’ undertook a strategic review...
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Gay, Gray stand down
Gunns chairman John Gay has announced today that he will stand down, the Australian Financial Review reported this afternoon. Robin Gray is...
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The toxins affected multiple test targets …
Executive Summary – Investigations into the Toxicity of the George River. The summary is contained in the first part of the final...
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Fiona Moves On From The Examiner
Examiner editor Fiona Reynolds has accepted a position as State Director, ABC Tasmania. Ms Reynolds will not be doing the job from...
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The Burning of Mt. Dismal – FEA’s finale?
In November 2008, work began in what was largely a clear fell harvest, one of many that have been established on Mt...
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Regeneration burns another reason for forestry transformation
The Director of Public Health, Roscoe Taylor’s, warning today that people in the Burnie area are at risk from serious health impacts...
