Today, more than 7000 people have issued an urgent call to Australia’s politicians to protect native forests and immediately end native forest logging.
“This growing tide of public feeling to end native forest logging will leave Albanese and Dutton like stranded logs. China ended commercial logging in its native forests in 2016, but it seems Albo would prefer another load of woodchips to another Labor win, “said Bob Brown, who was at today’s Hobart rally
“Matching the thousands at rallies today was the high spirits and determination to put an end to the forest destruction now,” he said.
“Logging native forests has to stop. This is not a black or white issue, and we must rally together to end this illegal destruction of the forests and environments that sustain life on Earth.
We Are Country, Country is Us,” said Palawa elder Jim Everett Puralia Meenamatta, who today spoke at the Naarm / Melbourne rally.
“We rallied people across the country to send a message to Prime Minister Albanese and all federal parliamentarians that we want secure protection of forests,” he said
“Right now, when the heating planet and vanishing wildlife need forests more than ever, there is a solution and that is protection of Australia’s remaining forests,”
A national forest estate could stretch from Tasmania’s ancient eucalyptus forests and rainforests to NSW’s koala and Greater Glider habitat, Western Australia’s and Victoria’s mighty forests to Queensland’s beautiful biodiverse forests.
Federal and state governments must stop destroying forests now,” said Jenny Weber, Bob Brown Foundation’s Campaigns Manager.
“We will be marching again in March 2025 in the lead up to the Federal Election, however, we won’t need to if Prime Minister Albanese leads this country into real climate action and protects Australia’s native forests. Thousands have rallied for an end to native forest logging across Australia,”
“In twelve locations from NSW’s forest towns of Bega, Urunga, Mullumbimby, Ulladulla, Newcastle and Armidale, to the capital cities of Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne and Hobart,” said Jenny Weber.
Bob Brown Foundation
In this age of rapid destruction of the biosphere, attended by cynicism and pessimism, the foundation will use ecological reality and optimism to promote real environmental wins. It also aims to help campaigns and activists who show real pluck and intelligence in protecting ecosystems, species and wild and scenic heritage.
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