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Forests

The forests of lutruwita/Tasmania are world famous. And for good reason. The wet temperate rainforests, tall wet forests, and dry sclerophyll forests are diverse and breathtaking. Beneath their canopy are a dazzling array of understorey plants, which support Tasmania's unique wildlife.

 

What's Special

The forests of lutruwita/Tasmania are world famous. And for good reason. The wet temperate rainforests, tall wet forests, and dry sclerophyll forests are diverse and breathtaking. Beneath their canopy are a dazzling...
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The Issues

Since colonisation, the island’s forests have been under all kinds of threats. Expanding settlements and urbanisation, Hydro electricity developments, mining, and native-forest logging all took with them forest ecosystems. 200 years later...
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