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Tassie forests added to World Heritage Area
A further 170,000ha of Tasmanian forest have been World Heritage listed, to the delight of environmentalists.
Tag: forests
News
Regent honeyeater population gets a boost
Captive-bred regent honeyeaters will be released into Victorian forests today to boost wild populations.
Science & Environment
The end of the line for our biggest trees?
Big trees evolved for longevity and stability, commodities in short supply these days, says Professor Bill Laurance.
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Tree fingerprinting helps track illegal logging
DNA fingerprinting of timber will help to make sure protected forests are not illegally logged.
Destinations
The Daintree: land before time
In Queensland’s humid expanse of the Daintree, you can get a taste of how Australia used to be.
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Artificial flood boosts river red gums
A huge man-made flood will protect thousands of hectares of threatened eucalypts.
Science & Environment
Pay the tropics to reverse deforestation
Australian conservationist William Lawrence says there’s an easy way to stop the razing of the rainforests.
News
Could planting 20 million trees increase drought?
The Liberal Party has argued that planting 20 million trees will reduce Australia’s carbon emissions, but Derek Eamus wonders if it’s a good idea.