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Carbon — that other divide in our forests

Australia’s impending carbon pricing scheme provides a framework for possible credits for Tasmanian forest managers, but they don’t seem to want to know about it. [23 August 2011 | Peter Boyer] There’s a curious thing about the “Tasmanian forests intergovernmental … Continue reading

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The hard slog of measuring forest carbon

Measuring carbon stored in forests remains one of the toughest carbon accounting tasks, but it’s not preventing some dedicated volunteers from giving it a go. [30 November 2010 | Peter Boyer] Next Sunday some nature-lovers will take to a southern … Continue reading

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Funny business over forests

Tasmania stands to benefit from preserving its carbon-rich old forests, but Forestry Tasmania doesn’t seem to want to know. [26 January 2010 | Peter Boyer] In July last year I heard about a Wilderness Society project to assess the amount of … Continue reading

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