Decision to renew Victorian logging agreements criticised after summer bushfires
by Adam Morton Environment editor from on (#51M6B)
Conservationists call on the state to explain how it will boost wildlife protection in the wake of devastating fires
A federal and Victorian government decision to extend agreements that exempt the logging industry from conservation laws has sparked calls for the state to explain how it will boost wildlife protection in the wake of the summer's devastating bushfires.
The state government posted five updated regional forest agreements (RFAs), covering native forest logging in different parts of the state, online late on Wednesday.
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