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THE DESTRUCTION OF TASMANIA'S ANCIENT 'REGROWTH' FORESTS - a report on high conservation value forests of the Derwent district

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This report was produced by Still Wild Still Threatened to examine the exceptionally high conservation values of forests defined as 'regrowth' that are currently under threat from logging operations.Four case study coupes in the Derwent district are examined. These coupes are defined as regrowth under the Regional Forest Agreement, despite the fact they have never been logged. These ‘regrowth' forests contain ancient trees, rainforest and wilderness values adjacent to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

What You Can Do (booklet)

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a 16 page A4 B&W booklet

an amazing resource for campaigning from home if you can't come to the forests, contains info, websites, media and political contact details

SWST brochure

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an A5 double sided 1 fold B&W brochure

an outline of who we are and what we do, contact details, directions to the blockade and info on whats been happening recently in the Upper Florentine

Preserving Biodiversity

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  An A5 4page colour booklet containing information about recent Tasmanian devil surveys and the effects of habitat destruction as well as political contact details so you can make difference.

Upper Florentine Crisis Report 22.1.2009

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a 6 page  colour double sided A4 report

written in January 09 after the bulldozers had smashed a logging road into the once pristine Upper Florentine Valley, contains, info, photos, maps and references

Autumn Campaign Update 09

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a double sided A4 B&W info sheet 

campaign news up till Autumn 09

Threatened Species Report, Auditor-General of Australia, March 2009

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http://www.audit.tas.gov.au/publications/reports/specialreport/pdfs/specialreport78.pdf

Visit the above link to read the damning report on the state of Tasmania's rare and endangered species.

The report, by Australia's Auditor-General, was released in March, 2009 and among may issues notes how only 2 of Tasmania's threatened species have full recovery plans in place.

Tasmania's Southern Forests are habitat-in-crisis for many of these species.

RESERVATION OF VEGETATION TYPES OF THE UPPER FLORENTINE CATCHMENT

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RESERVATION OF VEGETATION TYPES OF THE UPPER FLORENTINE CATCHMENT

THIS MAP WAS COMPILED BY FOREST CAMPAIGNERS FROM DATA FROM THE LAND INFORMATION SYSYTEM TASMANIA WEBSITE. FORESTRY TASMANIA HAS REPEATEDLY CLAIMED THAT 90% OF THE CATCHMENT OF THE UPPER FLORENTINE IS UNAVAILABLE FOR HARVESTING. THE DATA FROM THIS MAP SHOWS THAT 53% OF THE TALL FORESTS IN THE CATCHEMENT ARE AVAILABLE FOR LOGGING AND 56% OF OLD GROWTH FORESTS IS AVAILABLE FOR LOGGING.

53% of tall eucalypt forest available for harvesting in upper florentine catchment.

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53% of tall eucalypt forest available for harvesting in upper florentine catchment.

This map shows the areas of tall eucalypt forest in the Upper Florentine catchment. Red shaded areas are tall eucalypt forest available for logging, green areas are protected in informal and formal reserves.
The grey and white line shading that surrounds the catchment is the World Heritage Area.

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