forests Archives

Tassie forests added to World Heritage Area

A further 170,000ha of Tasmanian forest have been World Heritage listed, to the delight of environmentalists.

Captive-bred regent honeyeaters will be released into Victorian forests today to boost wild populations.

Big trees evolved for longevity and stability, commodities in short supply these days, says Professor Bill Laurance.

DNA fingerprinting of timber will help to make sure protected forests are not illegally logged.

In Queensland’s humid expanse of the Daintree, you can get a taste of how Australia used to be.

A huge man-made flood will protect thousands of hectares of threatened eucalypts.

Australian conservationist William Lawrence says there’s an easy way to stop the razing of the rainforests.

The Liberal Party has argued that planting 20 million trees will reduce Australia’s carbon emissions, but Derek Eamus wonders if it’s a good idea.