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"On January 1 this year, the commercial logging of native forests ended in
Victoria and Western Australia. It was one of the most significant changes in
the history of forest management in Australia.
After the chainsaws fell silent, the debate began over how to best care for our
forests in future. There has been a stream of articles about the threats of
thinning forests, the damage from fire management, and confusion over
Indigenous-led forest management.
These practices are worth discussing. But conflating them with the destructive
commercial logging practices of the past is unwarranted.
We have a rare opportunity to consider a fundamental question – how much should
we intervene and manage our forests? With commercial logging gone, should we
aim to create “wilderness” – nature without people – or should we manage
Country, as Australia’s Traditional Custodians have done for millennia?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
