Tasmanian government defends reversing moratorium on logging old growth forests
by Calla Wahlquist from Environment | The Guardian on (#2G4YM)
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The Tasmanian government is defending a controversial plan to to reverse a moratorium on logging old growth forests, despite the forestry industry warning it risks damaging the Tasmanian brand and undermining attempts at sustainable forestry certification.
The Forestry (Unlocking Production Forests) Bill 2017 passed the lower house of the Tasmanian parliament at 3.30am on Friday, following a 12-hour debate.
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