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Ecological Audit Needed Following National Disaster
ECOLOGICAL AUDIT NEEDED FOLLOWING NATIONAL DISASTER
Media Release – 8 January 2020 – Australian Labor
“The Morrison Government should convene a meeting of state and territory environment ministers and commence an Australian Natural Asset Audit, amid estimates that up to one billion animals have perished in the nation’s bushfire disaster.”
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“It is critical that as part of the …
Greg Mullins Former NSW Fire Commissioner Talks Tough On Bushfire Response
3 January 2020 – ABC Podcast
Greg Mullins Former NSW Fire Commissioner Talks Tough On Bushfire Response
Former NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner, Greg Mullins, has long been campaigning to get more resources for firefighters and has strong views on what governmental responses to the current bushfire crisis should be.
As communities across Australia continue to battle …
Why Native Forest Logging And Clearing Must End And Forests Not Be Burnt For Energy
This document forms a part of AFCA’s 2019 campaign and accompanies the document listed at 1.
1. A short National Position Statement for which we ask your endorsement.
Proposal To End Industrial Logging Of Native Forests And Their Use As Forest Bioenergy
2. The evidence for this statement, which in part, is a compilation of the work of many of you, …
Proposal To End Industrial Logging Of Native Forests And Their Use As Forest Bioenergy
Proposal To End Industrial Logging Of Native Forests And Their Use As Forest Bioenergy
The industrial logging of native forests and woodlands and the use of forest biomass as a fossil fuel substitute is disastrous for climate and biodiversity and should end, immediately.
Australia’s energy policies are poorly-geared to respond to the climate crisis. As well as lifting our …
Will Australia Vote for Climate Change Action that is Logging and Burning its Native Forests?
‘Will Australia Vote for Climate Change Action that is Logging and Burning its Native Forests?’
Tonight 15th April, key representatives of major parties, Independent Kerryn Phelps and ex Liberal Prime Minister Dr John Hewson discuss ‘Is Australia Ready for …
Boral Diesel Powered By Native Forest Destruction
Boral Diesel Bitumen Plant Dependent On Ongoing Native Forest Destruction
31 August 2018 – AFCA MEDIA RELEASE BORAL DIESEL POWERED BY NATIVE FOREST DESTRUCTION
The Australian Forests and Climate Alliance (AFCA) condemns taxpayer funds being handed to BORAL by outgoing energy Minister Josh Frydenberg for a feasibility study into a diesel/ bitumen plant based on native forest biomass ‘residue’.
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