Forestry Tasmania Survey asks the wrong questions, wastes taxpayers dollars
Despite the current economic crisis, Forestry Tasmania continues to waste public funds, this time on a survey that attempts to establish their standing as a 'good corporate citizen' of Tasmania. Forest campaigners have disputed the validity of such a survey, arguing that the Australian community along with international bodies such as the World Heritage Committee, would like to see an end to the destruction of old growth forests in Tasmania.
"Forestry Tasmania is once again targeting environmental activists in a pathetic mud slinging attempt in order to deflect attention away from the fact that Tasmania's world class forests are being devastated every day. The recent outpouring of community support for activists in the Upper Florentine Valley clearly shows that the Australian community is sick and tired of seeing their precious old growth forests being woodchipped and exported" said Natalie Keene, Spokesperson for Still Wild Still Threatened.
"Forestry Tasmania's destructive logging and roading practices are an international disgrace. However, the Bartlett and Rudd Governments continue to ignore the advice of peak global bodies like the World Heritage Committee and the IUCN, who have called for the protection of Tasmania's globally significant forests" said Ms Keene.
"A ‘good corporate citizen’ does not waste millions of taxpayers dollars on roading into old growth forests while there is a sharp downturn in the woodchip market. And as a Government Business Enterprise that reported a massive loss last financial year they should be on their knees apologising to Tasmanians for being corporate cowboys with no good business sense whatsoever." said Ms Keene. "Polluting Tasmania’s waterways with dangerous carcinogenic and mutagenic triazine chemicals and reducing old growth forests to piles of ash and woodchips in the era of runaway climate change is about as socially irresponsible as you could get.
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