Groundswell: Wrath of the Forest Protectors
The fight to protect native forests intensifiesIn 2019 the Vic Gov supposedly committed to winding down the native forest logging industry with a 2030 end-date. But now they've sneakily proposed more than 3000 changes to the logging industry code of practice, while rushing through a completely inadequate public consultation period (now ended). Many of the proposed changes are highly technical and complex, and will require further analysis to see if they weaken environmental protections.Fourteen Victorian environment groups have written to the state enviro minister D’Ambrosio, urging an…
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