Graham
I suspect the opportunity to manage our forests responsibly and
sustainably for our present and future needs was squandered years ago.
Greg Little
Greg Little - Principal Consultant
General Flora and Fauna
PO Box 526
Wallsend, NSW, 2287, Australia
Ph 02 49 556609
Fx 02 49 556671
www.gff.com.au
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Graham Turner
Sent: Tuesday, 12 May 2009 4:32 PM
To: Baus
Subject: Superb Parrot in the news
I think this hints at a bigger issue. We all use timber and timber
products
and so trees are cut down for our use. This will have impacts on the
flora
and fauna in the forest that is harvested. One way to stop these impacts
is
to ban logging in Australia. Wow, great we all feel good because of the
bush
that has been saved. But we are still using timber products, many of
which
are imported from countries that have no controls on logging practices.
>From
my works with what is now Forests NSW I know that there are
prescriptions on
what can be harvested and there are strict controls placed on harvesting
operations to protect biodiversity and water quality etc. Sure these may
not
be perfect and may (will?) be ignored if the people involved think they
can
get away with it, but at least there are controls over what is done.
So the question is this, do we want to 'save' our forests at the expense
of
the plants and animals in other countries where there are no
environmental
controls, or do we want to take responsibility for our own timber needs
and
manage forest for both wildlife and wood production (yes, it can be
done).
Cheers
Graham Turner
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