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In 1939, a Royal Commission found burning forests leads to more bushfires. But this cycle of destruction can be stopped

Every year, government workers around Australia start fires in the bush. The idea behind these prescribed burning programs is that removing dry leaves and branches reduces the chance of bigger, more dangerous fires. Over many decades, prescribed burning has settled into a dogma – an unquestionable good.

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Native forest logging must end in order to reach Labor’s emissions reduction target, expert says

Murray Watt says ‘it’s not the government’s intention to stop old growth logging’ as Greens and academics press for total halt

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Indigenous cultural burning managed Australia’s bushfires long before colonisation. It’s needed now more than ever, a study says

As wildfires become more frequent and intense due to the climate crisis, combining the First Nations practice with western techniques is ‘crucial’

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Banking on seeds to help save endangered possum

More than 60 years after the rediscovery of a rare possum in Victoria, scientists are looking ahead to save the tiny population that remains in the wild.

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Unburnt wildlife refuge to be sacrificed for homes

A forested haven for species in danger of extinction will be turned into a housing estate after escaping the Black Summer bushfires.

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Fire management in Victoria amounts to de facto native logging industry, conservationists say

Campaigners accuse Forest Fire Management Victoria of ‘knowingly’ killing endangered wildlife after greater glider found dead

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Glider death sparks new forests management debate

The death of an endangered glider in a national park has incensed environmentalists and raised questions about Victorian fire management practices.

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After 25 years, logging and bushfires, a greater glider has been spotted in Deongwar state forest

Native forest logging will cease in south-east Queensland this year – but how long will it take forests to recover?

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Forest files: ecologist at loggerheads with industry

Leading ecologist David Lindenmayer says it was important to write a book on native forest logging in Australia, despite enduring years of personal attacks.

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Glider experts left out, fearful of logging changes

Australia's leading experts on endangered greater gliders weren't consulted before logging rules were changed in NSW.

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Study warns of worse bushfires after burn-offs, logging

Researchers say hazard-reduction burns and logging can make forests up to seven times more flammable and it's time to rethink how they're managed.

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Fire is consuming more than ever of the world's forests, threatening supplies of wood and paper

A third of the world’s forests are cut for timber. This generates US$1.5 trillion annually. But wildfire threatens industries such as timber milling and paper manufacturing, and the threat is far greater than most people realise.

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Firies prepared but cautious over long, dry summer ahead

Upgrades in equipment a head start for firefighters as fire season looms large.

The Canberra Times

Uncertain future for Australia’s tallest spotted gum

Plans to log an area including the country's tallest spotted gum tree have been delayed amid questions over the viability of the NSW native forestry industry.

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Bill to pay land managers to protect wildlife and boost biodiversity introduced to federal parliament

Farmers, Indigenous rangers and local councils are a step closer to being paid to protect nature, with the federal government introducing legislation today that would establish a biodiversity trading scheme.

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Why Tasmania and Victoria dominate the list of Australia's largest trees – and why these majestic giants are under threat

Australia has an extraordinary diversity of trees, with more than 820 species of eucalypts alone. But not all trees are created equal. Some species can turn into giants, like the majestic mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) and the impressive white fig (Ficus virens).

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Trees up to 400 years old illegally felled in ACT parks and reserves

Criminals who broke into the reserve in July left gates open with locks intact, indicating they'd had a key to let themselves in.

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The Victorian government announced the protection of this old-growth forest, satellite data shows within days it was being logged

It was described as 'the largest environmental protection policy' in Victoria's history, but shortly after the announcement parts of the state's old-growth forests were being logged.

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Logging regulator not adequately detecting illegal logging, Victorian Auditor-General's Office finds

Victoria's logging regulator is failing to fully use its powers, and cannot assure the public it is reducing the risk of illegal logging, a Victorian Auditor General's Office report finds.

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Researcher highlights burn-off risks, lack of benefits

A recent study found forests were more likely to burn during the regrowth period.

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Mountain ash forests are under threat from climate change and logging

A couple of hours' drive from Melbourne you'll find mountain ash forests, where behemoths reach up to 100 metres into the sky. But their future looks shaky — and there's more to lose than a few old trees.

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Victoria's logging agency VicForests cleared possum habitat and broke laws, audit finds

Victoria's government-owned logging company VicForests illegally cleared protected Leadbeater's possum habitat and broke the law in 25 out of 30 of its logging areas, according to a government-commissioned audit of its activities.

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More than 1,000ha of koala habitat would be cleared for proposed Queensland coalmine

Campaigners warn of ‘disturbing trend’ of proposed mines falling just below the threshold requiring environmental impact statement

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Greater glider listed as endangered, as climate change and logging threatens species

The greater glider lost more than a third of its habitat during the Black Summer bushfires and has remained vulnerable to logging and a warming climate.

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Greater glider now endangered as logging, bushfires and global heating hit numbers

The cat-sized nocturnal marsupials, which are unique to Australia, live in areas from north Queensland to central Victoria

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