Prime Minister Gillard and Premier Giddings committed to “immediately” reserve Tasmania’s High Conservation Value forests last August, backed by the logging industry and environmentalists, but since then some 10 square kilometres of the forests have been destroyed and another 10 square kilometres is earmarked for immediate destruction”, Australian Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown said.
This includes the coupe under Mt Mueller where Miranda Gibson, in her tree-sit, is keeping vigil.
“The Prime Minister and Premier should honour their own agreement. The spoilers at Forestry Tasmania and the Malaysian logging juggernaut Ta Ann should be evicted from this 430,000 hectares rather than allowed chainsaw right through the middle of the agreement”, Senator Brown said.
“When that happens my routine meetings with PM Gillard can happily get under way again,” Senator Brown said. “Meanwhile I will continue to discuss all issues with the Prime Minister as needed.”
For more information on Miranda Gibson see http://observertree.org/