Forest Issues
Why Use Ethical Paper
A short film showing photo's taken mainly over 2011 demonstrating the beauty of Melbourne's forests and devastation of pulp forestry and fires. Recently visiting forest ecologist Professor Jerry Franklin from the University of Washington, who has advised the White House on forest management, compared the condition of Victoria’s mountain ash forests to over-logged areas of south-east Asia and South America. Story here
There really is no excuse not to pledge to use ethical copy paper.
Ethical Paper
Make the ethical paper pledge for organisations or individuals now ...
For update and white paper on the background of this campaign click here
No Harvey No Harvey No Harvey No
Harvey Norman is using exported logs from Australia's native forests contributing to extinction, water loss and climate change. No Harvey No Harvey No!
Please let Mr Harvey know what you think about native forest logging
Update and backgound on the Ethical Paper Campaign
Nippon Paper are owners of Australian Paper. They source approximately 20% of their fiber from VicForests who obtain their raw materials from Victoria's native forests. There is so much wrong with VicForests practices its difficult to know where to start but this two page summary at least gives a good back ground to the origins of the community concerns and the resulting ethical paper campaign .
Ethical Paper Background
Ethical Paper - A detailed white paper of the ethics surrounding VicForests
2010 TRP Submission - Time Out!
A summary of issues requesting a review into practices post Black Saturday.
VicForests 2011 TRP Submission
The reasons why the 2011 TRP proposal is a breach of the law and no coupe should be approved across Victoria
1. Regional Forest Agreements. 1
2. Sustainable Yields. 2
3. LAW: 3
4. MAHP—monitoring of annual harvesting. 10
5. STATE FOREST PLANNING Forest Management Plans. 10
6. Comprehensive Adequate & Representative Reserve (CAR). 12
Submissions are due for the Federal Government Timber Industry Inquiry this Friday, 25th March, 2011!
Submission are due for the Federal Government Timber Industry Inquiry this Friday, 25th March, 2011. Even a one line submission online if you can. Other submissions can be read under "Submissions" page.
Here is MyEnvironments submission
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/arff/forestry/subs/sub101.pdf
Opinion Piece - The Central Highlands – Melbourne’s Mountain Forest Sanctuary
Healesville was once (1980’s) sign-posted on the road in from Yarra Glen…
‘HEALESVILLE - GATEWAY TO MELBOURNE’S MOUNTAIN FOREST SANCTUARY’
Road maps used to show (1970’s) the State Forest of the region as the ‘Central Highlands Sanctuary.’
We hope the past sentiments that evidently valued the beauty and natural history aspects of the area will be reaffirmed in the near future.
Our Disappearing Forests Presentations Videos
If you missed the Our Disappearing Forests Meeting in Healesville in June you can now view the videos
