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The National Grassroots Community OrganisationDON'T BE FOOLED BY WILDERNESS SOCIETY FUNDED ANU REPORT ON CARBON STORAGE Carbon capture and storage in our forests is a vital issue for any debate on an emissions trading scheme as outlined in the Federal Governments Green Paper, however, a new ANU report that includes a “new” model funded by the Wilderness Society would have you believe when you use their figures to do the calculations, harvesting just two average size timber harvesting coupes can produce 300,000 cubic metres of logs. To put this into some perspective, Tasmania’s total annual saw log harvest from state forests is 300,000 m3. One would expect The Wilderness Society would not fund a report that didn't agree with their figures and aim to close down the native timber industry. They have tried to fool the media but as you can see by TCA's 2 reports (below), you can't fool science. TCA member and supporter, Alan Ashbarry has compiled a report on the ANU paper which looks closer at the figures and claims made in the Wilderness Society funded report. To view this report click here. TCA member and retired Forester Charles Body has take also written a review on the Wilderness Society funded ANU report. In his professional eyes he believes the recommendations are illogical, misleading and dishonest and his paper outlines the reasons. To view this report click here. WORKING TO PROTECT OUR CLIMATE
The carbon storage benefit gained from forestry is not just restricted to that which is stored in our sustainably managed forests. It extends to the wood and wood-based products that are made from the wood we harvest. The wood we use and rely on every day, be it the timber framing of our family home, our timber furniture, or the treasured collection of books handed down from our grandparents, is playing an important and continuing role in storing carbon. This massive storage benefit and its contribution to helping the fight against global warming, is confirmed by the United Nations 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, from which it reported that: “In the long term, a sustainable forest management strategy aimed at maintaining or increasing forest carbon stocks, while producing an annual sustained yield of timber, fibre or energy from the forest, will generate the largest sustained mitigation benefit[1].” [1] Chapter 9 Page 543 The Australian Greenhouse Office has also confirmed the same important reality as outlined in the following graph from the AGO (2006). 2006 Tracking to the Kyoto Target: Australia’s Greenhouse Emissions Trends 1990 to 2008-2012 and 2020.
In Tasmania, the Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) has also identified the major contribution forestry is providing in reducing greenhouse emissions, in that Tasmania has achieved a overall reduction of 23.4% in GH emissions from the base year (1990) up to the latest AGHO report being 2005. Unfortunately some people incorrectly equate forestry with deforestation. They are two very different things! The AGO is very clear on what constitutes deforestation. It states that it is ‘the deliberate, human induced removal of forest cover and replacement with pasture, crops or other uses e.g. urban development” The Australian model of internationally certified sustainable forestry clearly does not fit this definition. TCA is very proud of the role our forest industry’s in the international effort to mitigate the effects of climate change. Timber Communities Australia is proud to be working alongside our nations certified forest managers as we all play our role in helping our working forests deliver the world’s largest sustained mitigation benefit. To view TCA's overview of Australia's response to Climate Change via the Garnaut CLiamte Change Report and The Government's Discussion Paper, Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme - The Green Paper July 2008 please click here. Otherwise for further information on whether forestry is part of the problem or part of the solution of Climate Change please click here. NEW TASMANIAN PULP MILL WEBSITE TCA is very pleased to be able to promote a new website devoted to providing up to date facts about pulp mills and in particular the approved Belll Bay Pulp Mill. The site has been put together by our past research manager, Alan Ashbarry as a community service to provide accurate information for anyone interested. The must visit site is www.tasmaniapulpmill.info/home. Definately worth a visit to learn the facts not the fiction.
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