Acceding to Legislative Council amendments to the Tasmanian Forest Agreement legislation is a recipe for failure for all those who hoped the original deal would be an end to destructive logging and community division, Markets For Change said in Hobart Read more →
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Biomassacre: How logging Australia’s native forests for bioenergy harms the climate, wildlife, and people
The dangers of establishing native forest based bioenergy projects to substitute for Australia’s ailing woodchip export trade, including the adverse climate impacts that would arise, are outlined today in a new report by environment group Markets For Change. This report BIOMASSACRE – How logging Australia’s native forests for bioenerg ...
Harvey Norman Flooring: Naturally Australian Koala Habitat Destruction
The remaining koala populations of coastal NSW are being placed at greater risk of extinction due to the unsustainable logging of the native forests that they depend on for survival. An investigation by Markets For Change has found the koala is being placed at greater risk due to the logging of forests it depends on for survival, which is being s ...
Team USA: Training for the olympics on Tasmanian forest destruction
For more than six months, MFC has followed timber from the ancient forests of Tasmania to the University of East London’s newly constructed Sports Dock which will be used by Team USA before and during the Olympic Games of 2012. Ta Ann, a Malaysian logging and forest products company has been supplying native wood to build the Sports Dock.
No Harvey No
The No Harvey No report and campaign involved a year-long investigation following the journey of timber sourced from native Australian forests in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia to furniture retailers such as Harvey Norman. Following the chain of custody, it reveals a number of overseas and Australian companies were invo ...
Retailing the Forests
Markets for Change was established in 2010 to use the power of markets as a transformational approach to resolving seemingly intractable environmental problems. The report, Retailing the Forests, focuses on Australian retailers involved in selling native forest products. Retailers are able to play a huge role in protecting the world’s native fore ...
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Retailing the Forests Report
Focusing on Australian retailers involved in selling native forest products. Retailers are able to play a huge role in protecting the world's native forests by implementing procurement policies that rule out the selling of native forest products.
Australia's native forests contain the world's tallest hardwood trees and are rich carbon stores. They are also home to many iconic species such as the Leadbeater Possum, the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle the numbat and koala.
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- Executive Summary, 1.3MB: Free download
- Full Report, 8.9MB: Free download
Biomassacre Report
The dangers of establishing native forest based bioenergy projects to substitute for Australia’s ailing woodchip export trade, including the adverse climate impacts that would arise, are outlined today in a new report by environment group Markets For Change.
This report is being released to coincide with an industry conference in Melbourne called Residues to Revenues that advocates using wood to produce electricity and liquid fuels.
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- Report - Print, 13MB: Free download
- Report - Web, 7MB: Free download
2012 Olympics Timber Report
For more than six months, MFC has followed timber from the ancient forests of Tasmania to the University of East London’s newly constructed Sports Dock which will be used by Team USA before and during the Olympic Games of 2012.
Ta Ann, a Malaysian logging and forest products company has been supplying native wood to build the Sports Dock.
- More information
- Full Report - Web, 3.1MB: Free download
- Full Report - Print, 10.5MB: Free download