Stopping the Chopping: forest defence in Victoria
The forests of East Gippsland, Victoria, continue to fall victim to an over-subsidised and under-regulated forestry industry. While some threatened species of flora and fauna should enjoy legal protection, the regulations are too-often ignored in the quest to make a dollar out of an unsustainable plunder. Thankfully, there are people on the ground to defend the forest and get in the way of the machines if need be. A powerful combination of legal action and direct protest have catalysed a recent win for the forests on the St Patrick’s River, East Gippsland.
Guests:
Jill Redwood – Environment East Gippsland
Ed Hill – Goongerah Environment Centre
Image: logging halted on Tuesday 15th December, 2015. The machines were soon withdrawn from the area.
– See more at: http://www.3cr.org.au/earthmatters/episode-201512201100/stopping-chopping-forest-defence-victoria#sthash.NkOrTkbO.dpuf
The forests of East Gippsland, Victoria, continue to fall victim to an over-subsidised and under-regulated forestry industry. While some threatened species of flora and fauna should enjoy legal protection, the regulations are too-often ignored in the quest to make a dollar out of an unsustainable plunder. Thankfully, there are people on the ground to defend the forest and get in the way of the machines if need be. A powerful combination of legal action and direct protest have catalysed a recent win for the forests on the St Patrick’s River, East Gippsland.
Guests:
Jill Redwood – Environment East Gippsland
Ed Hill – Goongerah Environment Centre
Image: logging halted on Tuesday 15th December, 2015. The machines were soon withdrawn from the area.
– See more at: http://www.3cr.org.au/earthmatters/episode-201512201100/stopping-chopping-forest-defence-victoria#sthash.NkOrTkbO.dpuf
The forests of East Gippsland, Victoria, continue to fall victim to an over-subsidised and under-regulated forestry industry. While some threatened species of flora and fauna should enjoy legal protection, the regulations are too-often ignored in the quest to make a dollar out of an unsustainable plunder. Thankfully, there are people on the ground to defend the forest and get in the way of the machines if need be. A powerful combination of legal action and direct protest have catalysed a recent win for the forests on the St Patrick’s River, East Gippsland.
Guests:
Jill Redwood – Environment East Gippsland
Ed Hill – Goongerah Environment Centre
Image: logging halted on Tuesday 15th December, 2015. The machines were soon withdrawn from the area.
– See more at: http://www.3cr.org.au/earthmatters/episode-201512201100/stopping-chopping-forest-defence-victoria#sthash.NkOrTkbO.dpuf
Logging halted on Tuesday 15th December, 2015. The machines were soon withdrawn from the area.
The forests of East Gippsland, Victoria, continue to fall victim to an over-subsidised and under-regulated forestry industry. While some threatened species of flora and fauna should enjoy legal protection, the regulations are too-often ignored in the quest to make a dollar out of an unsustainable plunder. Thankfully, there are people on the ground to defend the forest and get in the way of the machines if need be. A powerful combination of legal action and direct protest have catalysed a recent win for the forests on the St Patrick’s River, East Gippsland.
Listen to the audio here
Guests:
Jill Redwood – Environment East Gippsland (http://www.eastgippsland.net.au/)
Ed Hill – Goongerah Environment Centre (http://www.geco.org.au)
Originally Published at http://www.3cr.org.au/earthmatters/episode-201512201100/stopping-chopping-forest-defence-victoria