February 16Global Action for Tasmanian Forests and the Observertree
The Last Stand and some lovely folk from across the country were very happy to show solidarity with Miranda Gibson, and her brave work in the Observertree. You can check the full slideshow of actions across the globe below - 70 ACTIONS across the globe – we did an action in Melbourne and Bells Beach in Victoria and supported a range of others.
Miranda has been living fulltime in a tree platform 60 metres in the air for 60 days in one of the forest areas originally promised protection, and now slated to be logged in Tasmania.
Miranda was so busy doing rocking media all day she couldn’t talk to us for very long but we managed a quick skype chat at Flinders St Station – so everyone could send her love… in fact she is in our group photo on the laptop on skype! We are also putting some video messages together to send her.
We see the the Observertree project as playing a unique role in bringing the ongoing plight of Tasmania’s forests to homes and communities across Australia and the world. Miranda’s bravery and commitment in drawing attention to the forest that is to be destroyed for the Ta Ann is inspirational. READ MORE »
February 14Environment groups highlight way forward for forests and jobs
Here’s our press release from yesterday …
Huon Valley Environment Centre, Markets for Change and The Last Stand have reiterated their calls for Ta Ann Tasmania to stop misleading their global markets by advertising their product as being plantation grown, and to stop driving the ongoing logging of high conservation value forests in Tasmania.
‘Ta Ann need to publicly commit to stop buying products that come from the ongoing destruction of Tasmania’s high conservation forests. There is no economic or environmental future in a business as usual scenario’ said Tim Birch, CEO of Markets for Change. READ MORE »
February 13The path forward for Ta Ann in Tasmania
Markets for Change, Huon Valley Environment Centre and The Last Stand have responded to today’s announcement from Ta Ann Tasmania by reiterating their calls for native forest protection, with a letter to the company and a public statement outlining their joint position.
“We have been stressing that Ta Ann can choose to be part of the solution or continue to be part of the problem for Tasmania’s high conservation value forests. We have exposed Ta Ann for green-washing their Japanese markets about their wood supply source, advertising it as plantation-based when it is actually sourced from unacceptable logging in irreplaceable world-class forests” said Jenny Weber, for the Huon Valley Environment Centre.
“There is a path forward for Ta Ann Tasmania, and a resolution is achievable for the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) on forests, if steps are immediately taken to ensure forest protection which will also secure jobs in the long term” said Tim Birch, CEO of Markets for Change. READ MORE »