Native Forest Action
Native Forest Action (NFA) was set up protect the publicly owned native forests of the
The West Coast has extensive stands of virgin native forests and numerous organisations had lobbied for their protection. In 1986 the West Coast Accord was signed between environmental groups and government agencies. There was discord amongst other environmental groups since it was seen to be too much of a compromise towards the logging interests. This should be seen it light of the fact that New Zealand had lost approximately 75% of its original forest cover since human habitation.
In 1997 the NFA campaign involved protesters setting up camps in the forest and tree sitting. In April 1997, one of these sites was deliberately destroyed by swinging a tree from a helicopter into it, allegedly without ensuring that it was fully clear of protesters.[1]
NFA had a campaign of
It is claimed that the release of the book Secrets and Lies by
NFA, which as an organisation always had a very informal structure, is now dormant.
References
- ^ "When Helicopters Attack: A Near Accident Leads To Coverup" (PDF). Center for Media and Democracy: Prwatch.org. 2000. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ISBN 0-908802-57-9.
- ^ "Indigenous West Coast forests transferred to conservation estate". NZ Government. 30 May 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2010.