Logging the South East Forests - Part 8 - EPA: regulating compliance - ABC South East NSW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation. PM - New national park proposal to save the Leadbeater's possum 13/08/2013. MARK COLVIN: The leading expert on Victoria's faunal emblem, the Leadbeater's possum, says the creature faces certain extinction if state and federal governments don't take urgent action.
Professor David Lindenmayer of the ANU (Australian National University) says one thing that's absolutely essential is the creation of a new national park, protected from logging, in the mountain forests east of Melbourne. The animal's future has also been endangered by the huge bushfires of recent years. At a public meeting at Healesville last night, Professor Lindenmayer proposed a park from Kinglake through to the Baw Baws, and north-east up to Eildon. Is it too little, too late to save the Leadbeater's possum? Loggers entrusted with possums' survival Future of endangered Leadbeater's possum in hands of new government taskforce headed by Association of Forest Industries and Zoos Victoria. 13, 2013 Loggers to help save possum Leadbeater's alone have a deep connection to Victorian history.
Their loss would be a black mark on the soul of the state. There are big problems to be solved to save Leadbeater's possum, Victoria's endangered faunal emblem. The gathering tragedy in our forests. Seeking to protect Leadbeater's possum. The critically endangered Leadbeater's possum.
Photo: Angela Wylie Since VicForests recently announced it plans to reduce timber harvesting in Victoria's Ash forests, Professor David Lindenmayer (in The Age) and some conservationists have repeated their understandable concern for the future of the Leadbeater's possum. DSE-DPI merger slammed. Fauna and Flora Research Collective Inc. Newsletter. Dear <<First Name>>, An insightful documentary aired on ABC Radio National on Sunday exploring the history and conflict of paper.
Locals from Toolangi, a community living in the Reflex Paper pulp zone, were interviewed along with industry and scientists. Have a listen here. The story will be aired again on Friday. STAND BASAL AREA. Forest Mensuration.
Brack and Wood Stand Basal Area is a useful parameter for the forest mensurationist because it is relatively easily collected and can be related to many other parameters of interest (e.g. site density and stand volume). The internationally accepted symbol for stand basal area is G (m^2 ha^-1) and for tree basal area, g (m^2). G is an important reference variable for a stand and is particularly useful in quantitative description. G values commonly range from 10 to 60 m^2 ha^-1 in both coniferous and hardwood forests. 10175basalstandarea.pdf (application/pdf Object)
ECOS Magazine - Towards A Sustainable Future. Published: 11 December 2012 The largest living organisms on the planet, the big, old trees that harbour and sustain countless birds and other wildlife, are dying according to a report by three of the world’s leading ecologists in a recent issue of the journal Science.
The report warns of an alarming increase in death rates among trees 100-300 years old in many of the world’s forests, woodlands, savannahs, farming areas and even in cities. ‘It’s a worldwide problem and appears to be happening in most types of forest,’ says lead author, Professor David Lindenmayer of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED) and Australian National University. ‘Large old trees are critical in many natural and human-dominated environments. ‘Research is urgently needed to identify the causes of rapid losses of large old trees and strategies for improved management. Prof. ‘It is a very, very disturbing trend. ‘Large old trees play critical ecological roles. Source: CEED David B. Timber Training Creswick. Victorian forestry is definitely not ecologically sustainable.
BBC One - The Private Life of Plants, The Social Struggle, Friendly fire. Sending Leadbeater’s Possum down the road to extinction. We have studied the effects of current widespread clear-felling in Victoria’s Mountain ash forests for almost three decades.
Clear-felling now loses large amounts of money for the state of Victoria, degrades the forest, erodes water catchment yields, increases fire risks, and is driving Leadbeater’s Possum - the state’s faunal emblem - to extinction. An alternative pathway is to reform (and significantly reduce) the loss-making pulpwood and timber industries, capitalise on the massive financial carbon values of these forests, maintain and then improve the water catchment values for Melbourne, and, in doing so, protect the globally endangered Leadbeater’s Possum.
It’s our choice. SERIES. The television show about our forests, the people who work in them and the industries they support.
Going Bush is designed to be entertaining, informative and most of all give the proud and passionate people that work in our forest industries a voice, a chance to tell their stories. Episode 5. Watchdogs failing on eco threats. Laws 'lack sufficient protection' from damaging practices including illegal logging.
THE state environment and primary industry departments are failing to act as proper watchdogs over potential environmental threats, a critical review by the Victorian Auditor-General has found. In an inquiry released yesterday, the Auditor-General says neither department has sufficient policies, systems, or monitoring in place to properly ensure people and industry are complying with Victoria's environment laws. The Department of Sustainability and Environment and Department of Primary Industries have a series of responsibilities under state law to protect the environment, such as ensuring plant and animal health, regulating the use of chemicals in agriculture, and overseeing the mining industry.
Issues arising from state environment laws being broken could include illegal logging, illegal duck hunting, and introduction of pest species, among numerous others, the Auditor-General's report says. Advertisement. Forestry Tasmania. Tassie Forests Practices Authority. Tas Forestry Governance and Regulation. Authorities is a Tasmanian government authority established under the to promote, foster and assist the private forestry sector. They work closely with private landowners and major stakeholders to develop and deliver a wide range of services to ensure sustainable forest use. NSW DPI forest Management and Regulation.
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A long and wining road to regulation of private forestry in NSW. Vic Forests. 360-Full-Doc.pdf (application/pdf Object) Victorian Environmental Assessment Council. Victorian Environmental Assessment Council. Re Breach #508 Armstrong Water Catchment Logging Case Study / Breaches / Our work / My Environment .NET Become part of the Australian Environmental Community Network - My Environment. 22nd November 2010 VicForests G.P.O. Box 191 Melbourne 3001 Tel: 03 9608 9500 Fax: 03 9608 9566 Dx: 210224 Email: vfs.admin@vicforests.com.au Attention Nathan Trushell Director, Strategy and Corporate Affairs Strategy Development, Long-Term Resource Supply, Business Development, Certification. Motion sensing cameras are changing the fight over forests - ABC Gold & Tweed Coasts - Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
A five second film of an endangered potaroo could change the way environmental laws are applied to logging operations. Forestry. A review of forest practice codes in Australia. Abstract 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Current state of codes 4.0 New initiatives 5.0 Conclusion Robert J. McCormackSenior Research ScientistCSIRO Division of ForestryCanberra, Australia Abstract About 70% of forestry activity in Australia is conducted on public land. Cutting levels in these forests is generally close to calculated sustainable yield. Forest Biodiversity. ASH gears up to get the most out of its logs. Processing at Heyfield sawmill. Photo: Joe Armao.