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Research into alternatives to clear felling in old growth forests
The research into alternatives to the use of clearfelling in old growth forest program commits the Australian and Tasmanian Governments to cooperate in a program to facilitate a significant reduction in the use of clearfell harvesting in old growth forests from the current 50 per cent to 20 per cent by 2010.
The Australian Governments contribution of $2 million supplements the $11.1 million being invested by Tasmania in further research and implementation, including training and support for harvesting contractors. The joint investment aims to facilitate the acceleration of the current research programs based at Warra in Southern Tasmania, and will enable its expansion into other forest types in other parts of the State. An international conference will be held in February 2008 to review the program and provide recommendations for further work.
Further information
PDF [55kb]- Visit the Premier of Tasmania's website.
