Garnaut’s forgotten forests!
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The carbon value of our forests must be resolved for emissions trading.
The role of forests in storing carbon and their importance in tackling climate change received overdue recognition in the draft report released by Professor Garnaut.
But native forests can store much more carbon than plantations and this has yet to be properly recognised.
Protecting Australia’s forests from logging not only offers an immediate reduction in greenhouse gas emissions – forests also sequester carbon that has accumulated in our atmosphere, and store it safely.
It’s critical Australia recognises the role of our native forests as an inexpensive option to tackle climate change and protect the future of all life on Earth.
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A Paradise Lost?
A report released by conservation groups shows that Queensland's environment is in a state of decline.
In response, these conservation groups are seeking a strong commitment from Queensland Premier Anna Bligh to usher in a new era of environmental responsibility.
Forests & power
Bad for the climate & bad for the forest
In response to diminishing global demand for native forest woodchips, Australia’s native forest logging industry is pushing a particularly destructive power generation option.
Focus: The Franklin River Campaign
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of this landmark High Court decision.
On July 1, we celebrate 25 years since the High Court decision that 'Let the Franklin run free'.
In this Four Part series on the Franklin River campaign, author William J. Lines charts the rise of Australia's conservation movement - and a famous win for the environment.
Upcoming Events
- Forest Tour - Melbourne to Central Highlands
- Forever Wild event - Sherbrooke, 20 July 2008
- Forever Wild event - Abbotsford, 27 July 2008
Come with The Wilderness Society forest campaigners and volunteers to see the magnificent Central Highlands. The next upcoming day-trips are Sunday 20 July and Sunday 17 August, 2008.
The Wilderness Society invites you to a Forever Wild presentation on the progress of our WildCountry and climate campaigns.The event is being held in Sherbrooke at 1pm - Sunday 20 July, 2008.
The Wilderness Society invites you to a Forever Wild presentation on the progress of our WildCountry and climate campaigns.The event is being held in Abbotsford at 1pm - Sunday 27 July, 2008.
Media Releases
- C'mon Mr Bartlett - look at the carbon in the forests - July 17, 2008
- Cover blown on nukes: Cabinet to open Australia’s door to nuclear waste and enrichment - July 15, 2008
- Green Paper on emissions trading fails to recognise green carbon in native forests - July 16, 2008
The Wilderness Society welcomes the acknowledgment in Premier David Bartlett’s climate change report that Tasmania’s forests are vast stores of carbon and the Society has called upon the government to protect them from logging.
Federal Government assurances that it will not continue Australia’s membership of the exclusive Global Nuclear Energy Partnership have been exposed as misleading by the release of a letter that confirms it is still considering it.
The significant role that Australia’s native forests could play in helping to fight climate change is ignored by the Federal Government’s green paper on emissions trading.
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