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We need a carbon deal on rainforests, and we have one

Posted on September 1, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

Conserving tropical rainforests is the single greatest thing we can do to reduce carbon emissions, according to shadow environment minister Greg Hunt. But we already have a global deal on tropical rainforests. Update about written off $100M from Mr Howard to … Continue reading →

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Taxpayer-funded forests become a burning wreck

Posted on July 25, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

“Who do you think the culprits in all of this are?” “The Federal Government, or federal governments, plural”….. Howard Government and maintained by Labor for investments in managed timber plantations. The dream was to establish more than 2.5 million hectares of … Continue reading →

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Danger of forests not regenerating after bush fire

Posted on February 22, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

We’ve always been led to believe that bushfires are good for Australian flora(not so good for fauna). But recent fires are more frequent and more intense. There’s danger of them not regenerating and reverting to scrub grassland, >read more>

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