• Forest Furnace Forum and Campaign Launch - tomorrow 18/3/2010
    Submitted:
    17-Mar-2010 05:27 PM

    When: Thursday 11th March at 12.15pm
    Where: Hobart Town Hall
    What: Campaign launch and community forum.
    Who: Huon Valley Environment Centre and Environment Tasmania with guest speakers: Dr Frank Nicklason, Dr Peter Mcquillan and others.

  • Climate forum opens climate change commitments to public scrutiny 12/03/2010
    Submitted:
    12-Mar-2010 12:00 AM

    The climate change policies of Tasmanian political parties were open to public scrutiny last night at the ‘Vote for a Safe Climate’ forum hosted by Climate Action Hobart (CAH) and Environment Tasmania (ET).

  • Expressions of interest sought for - Policy Coordinator 5/03/2010
    Submitted:
    05-Mar-2010 12:00 AM

    ET is looking for a highly motivated, hard-working and experienced candidate to take on the role of policy coordinator. The policy coordinator will provide a broad role in the coordination of the development, implementation and advocacy of Environment Tasmania’s policies on environmental and conservation issues.

  • FIAT Campaign to hide native forest wood-chipping 25/2/2010
    Submitted:
    25-Feb-2010 12:00 AM

    The Forest Industries Association of Tasmania campaign launched today is designed to block Tasmanians’ desire for protection of Tasmania’s native forests (as evidenced by recent opinion polls*) by hiding the truth about native forest logging and export wood-chipping, said Environment Tasmania today.

  • Toxins finding demands leaders debate on forest regulation 20/02/2010
    Submitted:
    23-Feb-2010 12:41 PM

    News revealed today that forestry toxins are contaminating river and drinking water catchments in North-East Tasmania are more proof of politicians’ failure to properly regulate forestry, says Environment Tasmania.

    The conservation group said the revelations are worth a dedicated leaders’ debate in the election.

  • Forestry Tasmania’s plan smokescreen for ongoing Native Forest destruction Important areas like the Weld, Styx, Florentine and Tarkine still up for logging 17/02/2010
    Submitted:
    17-Feb-2010 12:00 AM

    Tasmanian environment groups says Forestry Tasmania’s new speciality timber plan is a smokescreen for the ongoing destruction of some of Tasmania’s most celebrated ancient forests. These include the Tarkine, Upper Florentine valley and the Styx, places that should be permanently protected as national parks.

  • Chemical Policy reform Urgently Needed 16/02/2010
    Submitted:
    16-Feb-2010 12:00 AM

    Pollution Information Tasmania is calling for urgent chemical policy reform, in light of the revelations that chemical testing by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) has found pesticide contamination in five northern Tasmanian rivers.

  • Election Could Lead to Big Steps Forward in Environment Policy 12/02/2010
    Submitted:
    12-Feb-2010 12:00 AM

    Tasmania’s peak environment body has urged all three political parties to use the state election campaign as an opportunity to announce major policies to further protect Tasmania’s natural environment.

  • Environment Tasmania seeks input from the public about forestry governance 9/02/2010
    Submitted:
    09-Feb-2010 12:00 AM

    Environment Tasmania has opened a 3 week period of public comment on the recently released major white paper on forestry governance in Tasmania, Levelling the Playing Field, for government, industry and environment stakeholders and the general public.

  • Politicians Must Level Playing Field: Report 07/02/2010
    Submitted:
    08-Feb-2010 09:57 AM

    An in-depth study released today outlines how Tasmania tilts the legal and regulatory playing field towards the forestry industry over community, tourism and environmental interests. The report, authored by independent expert consultants CSDev Associates*, urges politicians to level the playing field and find a solution to the forest conflict in Tasmania.