Tasmania's generation-long forest wars have been declared over, with agreement on a final package that saw environmentalists give ground in the hope of building lasting peace.
Years of bitter tree-by-tree conflict over native forests has been followed by a package hoped to revive the state's collapsed timber industry, and yield big tracts of protected forests.
Years of bitter tree-by-tree conflict over native forests has been followed by a package hoped to revive the state's collapsed timber industry, and yield big tracts of protected forests.
"In terms of wars, yeah, look there'll be the odd skirmish from small minor groups," Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke said on Tuesday.
"But what we have seen from the last 30 years ends tonight, and that is something to celebrate."
The final deal, three years in the making, saw leading environment groups bow to changes by the state's conservative upper house, the Legislative Council, to an original package.
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The changes do not affect a keystone nomination for a 170,000 ha. extension to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, according to the Tasmanian Resources Minister, Bryan Green. It will go before the World Heritage Committee in June.
Agreement on the Tasmanian Forest Agreement (TFA) Bill unlocked up to $216 million in federal-state assistance, Mr Green, told the House of Assembly.
Protection of the balance of a total 504,000 ha. of native forests in two phases through to 2015 will only be triggered if global benchmark Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification is achieved, and an independent council deems the peace durable.
The Australian Conservation Foundation, The Wilderness Society and Environment Tasmania said the TFA's opportunities were so important they were willing to work with the revised legislative framework.
Intensive talks since the Legislative Council amended the bill yielded guarantees from government agencies that the process would work, Environment Tasmania's director, Phill Pullinger, said.
They were backed by industry and union signatories to the three year-long peace process, but the agreement split Green MPs and environment groups.
A state Greens backbencher, Kim Booth, refused to back the amended legislation, and the national Greens leader, Christine Milne, warned that apart from the World Heritage nomination, no forest protection was certain.
"The fact is, these reserves will never be delivered," Senator Milne said. "They are on the never-never. Beyond the next state and federal election."
The Wilderness Society's campaigns manager Vica Bayley said he understood the concern.
"But what we've tried to do is get so much momentum behind this that the Liberals would effectively have to act in future against the will of the industry," Mr Bayley said.
Source - http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/tasmanian-forest-wars-are-over-20130430-2iqb1.html
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