Guardian: The Coalition has pledged to lead the G20 in a new global rainforest protection strategy despite committing itself to taking the unusual step of removing a world heritage listing for parts of Tasmania's forests.
Greg Hunt, the Coalition's environment spokesman, told Guardian Australia that, if elected, he wanted to help cut by 50% the 8bn tonnes of annual CO2 emissions caused by deforestation.
"This won't be something that happens overnight, of course, but it's certainly something to work...