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Our efforts to halt global forest loss aren’t working: new research

The loss of our forests is one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time.

The Conversation · Apr 21

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.

The Conversation · Dec 2, 2025

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

The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2025

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.

AAP · May 16, 2024

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?

The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2024

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.

AAP · Apr 10, 2024

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.

AAP · Feb 5, 2024

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.

AAP · Jan 22, 2024

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.

The Conversation · Nov 13, 2023

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 · Sep 30, 2023