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Aerial vision captures bushfire devastation of Tasmania's world heritage-listed forests
2016-02-25 04:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Footage shows the extent of the destruction caused by bushfires in the Australian states world heritage-listed wilderness. Unlike the countrys eucalyptus forests, which use fire to regenerate, these plants have not evolved to live within the cycle of conflagration and renewal. If they are burned, they die
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Australia: Saving Tasmania's forests
2014-06-12 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Imagine the uproar if the Grand Canyon was dug up for mining. The protests if the bells of Notre Dame were melted down for car parts. There are not many places in the world precious enough for World Heritage listing, so many countries covet this lucrative international recognition. These natural and cultural places are so significant, so exceptional that to deprive the world and future generations of them would be a tragedy. Tasmania's old-growth forests have been included on the World Heritage...
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Tasmania's old growth forests win protection after three-decade battle
2013-06-24 10:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Almost 200,000 hectares of Tasmania's old growth forest have been world heritage listed, bringing hope that a three-decade fight between environmentalists, politicians and loggers is over. The World Heritage Committee has extended the heritage listed boundary of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area by more than 170,000 hectares after accepting a proposal from the Australian government which will give the areas the highest level of environmental protection in the world. The old growth...
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April's top stories: Hydro Tasmania's wind farm, Ofgem's record fine on SSE
2013-05-01 01:00:00| Power Technology
As Hydro Tasmania signed a cooperation deal with Chinese energy firm Shenhua Group to jointly invest $1.6bn to build wind farms in Australia, UK energy regulator Ofgem said it will impose a fine of 10.5m on utility giant SSE for the prolonged and ex
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