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Protecting forests.
Sustaining Communities.
The karri, jarrah, tuart and tingle forests are the heart of Australia's South West. Western Australians love them and want to see them protected.
Protecting native forests, supporting sustainable forest enterprises and transitioning the timber industry will bring tremendous environmental, social and economic benefits to the South West and the whole of Western Australia.
For many years we have been told that forest protection is in conflict with economic prosperity and employment. But as you'll see, that is not the case. The timber industry is not profitable and relies on our taxes to stay afloat. Mills are closing and workers are losing their jobs. A well managed transition is overdue and its time has come.
We welcome your support and involvement as we put the FORESTS FOR LIFE plan into action. On this site you will discover what's happening right now in the forests, what we need to do about it and how we can create hundreds of jobs, grow our own timber and deliver profound environmental benefits.
We encourage you to sign up, contact us, share the information and donate. Together we can make this happen!
WHERE OUR NATIVE FOREST TIMBER GOES
Source: Forests Products Commission Annual Report 2013-2014
Karri trees up to 600 years old are being woodchipped and ancient jarrah trees are being sold as charcoal logs for silicon production. Threatened species like Red-tailed Black Cockatoos and Numbats are losing their homes and the wood is being wasted on low-value products.
How forests support our lives
We need to act urgently to get forest and wildlife protection back on track.
Logging is destroying nests, food and shelter for endangered wildlife including Black Cockatoos, Numbats and Western Ringtail Possums. We need to heed the calls of experts and protect their habitats immediately.
Western Ringtail Possums are now considered critically endangered by scientists and it’s been shown that up to 70% of individuals die within 2 weeks of their forest being logged. Yet logging is still continuing in their last refuges. At this rate they will be extinct within our lifetimes.
We can turn this around and protect the south-west’s wildlife and biodiversity with the Forests for Life Wildlife Action Plan.
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