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Australian and Tasmanian Governments support the future of Tasmanian forestry

24 July 2011, www.pm.gov.au | “430,000 hectares of Tasmania’s magnificent native forests, including areas such as the Blue Tier, Tarkine, Upper Florentine and Styx were announced for immediate protection by Prime Minister Juila Gillard and Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings.  The agreement will secure jobs, ensure a sustainable forestry industry, and achieve iconic environmental outcomes by protecting High Conservation Value forests and remaining old growth forests for future generations.”

Great outcome for Tasmania’s forests!
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“Exciting news: yesterday 430,000 hectares of Tasmania’s magnificent native forests, including spectacular areas such as the Blue Tier, Tarkine, Upper Florentine and Styx were announced for immediate protection by Prime Minister Juila Gillard and Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings.”
  • Comments:
Virginia Bryan ‎”Just weeks ago it looked as though the forests would only be declared ‘informal reserves’ — but now those forests will be protected from logging by a legally binding Conservation Agreement, which can only be removed by both houses of Federal parliament. The Federal Government has also ruled out providing any funds for Gunns’ proposed pulp mill.”

 

  • Sandra Beal “I never feel worried about Tassie, there is a magical shimmer around the forests there, the protection comes from a higher source 🙂 ♥”
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Filed under: Economics, Forests, Green Jobs, Protection, Restoration, Sustainable Forestry

Rainbow Toad Rediscovered, Photographed for First Time

The rainbow frog.

July 14, 2011, www.news.nationalgeographic.com | “A colorful, toxic toad that was last seen 87 years ago—and never photographed—has been rediscovered in the jungles of Southeast Asia.  Called the Sambas stream toad or Bornean rainbow toad, the elusive amphibian was last spotted by European explorers in 1924.”

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“~ Rainbow Toad found again after 87 years! This is an adult female, 2 inches long, found at night at an undisclosed location in remote mountains.”

  • Comments:
  • Bob Hughes “wonder why no dissclosure of location”
    • Virginia Bryan “Protection?”
    • Sandra Beal “yes protection I reckon… and what a good idea.. such a precious discovery :)”
    • Robert Brothers “No disclosure of location is part of the good news, because it was not found in a protected area, and they are concerned about poachers.”
    • Carol Nel “good thing about the no disclosure, poachers who would want to sell such a rare find for big money….and arent the little toads colourful?”

    Carol Nel, Virginia Bryan, Denisse Alicea, M.s. Reindorp, Bridget Foy, William Raymond Bronson, Jana Gale Connell, Trinity Acres Farm, Judith Green, Mary Chambers, Zeenat Khan, Heather Hazen, Sandra Beal, Sharon Camons, Grant Vincent, Kieran Ballantyne, and Bob Hughes like this.

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Filed under: Animals, Animals & Plants, Species Re-discovered

Bioluminescent mushroom rediscovered after 170 years

Jul 13 2011, www.mnn.com | “Spotted once in 1840 and then never seen again, one of the world’s most bioluminescent mushrooms has been rediscovered deep in the Brazilian wilderness.”

“~ old good news from July, 2011. For more info, seehttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2011-07-09-bioluminescent-glowing-mushroom_n.htm?csp=34tech”
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Filed under: Animals & Plants, Species Re-discovered

Anima Mundi documentary – Permaculture, Peak Oil, Climate Change and the Gaia theory

2011, www.cultureunplugged.com | “When I first began researching for the Anima Mundi documentary (2011) I had assumed permaculture was about growing fruit and vegetables and that was pretty much it, but I was to learn that permaculture encompassed so much more including sustainable housing, self-employment, complimentary healthcare, education, economics and energy, especially embodied energy.”

For a short time my first documentary, Anima Mundi – Permaculture, Peak Oil, Climate Change and the Gaia theory is available to watch for free at Culture Unplugged, an online film festival. Anima Mundi is signed with a US distributor who has ripped me off, thus I have allowed the film to be shown free in their licensed territories by the festival. www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/11753/Anima-Mundi
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Filed under: Climate, Education, Oil, Permaculture