Australia is still logging the parks meant to become a koala reserve

SHEAS NOB STATE FOREST, Australia — The ecologist drove his weathered pickup truck through thick and shady eucalyptus forest.
Mongabay

Australia cracks down on illegal timber

The Australian government has announced the creation of new legislation which will put further restrictions on the import of foreign wood products in effort to halt the flow of illegally logged timber ...
The Conversation

Australia might water down illegal logging laws – here’s why it’s a bad idea

Western Sydney University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Illegal logging is an immensely profitable global activity, linked to corruption, human rights abuses, criminal networks, ...
The Conversation

Organised crime, illegal timber and Australia’s role in deforestation

Bill Laurance receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the U.S. National Science Foundation and various other funding bodies. He is a Distinguished Professor and Australian Laureate at ...
Reuters

Burning issue: Australia debates risks of logging fire-damaged forests

WARBURTON, Australia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the Yarra Ranges, in southeastern Australia, a logging clearcut sits like a scar on the hillside. The largely barren area - a short drive from ...
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Australian Government announces new programme to combat illegal timber trade in Asia Pacific

Camberra, Australia, 14th December 2012—Australia is to support the establishment of an Illegal Logging: Regional Capacity Building Partnership, a new program aimed at building capacity in Asia ...
CNN

Australia abandons logging plans for World Heritage forest, on U.N. advice

One of the world’s largest temperate rainforests has been spared from logging, following a United Nations report. Australia’s Tasmanian state government has dropped plans to selectively log its World ...