Upper Florentine Valley

Coordinates: 42°46′S 146°24′E / 42.76°S 146.4°E / -42.76; 146.4
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Upper Florentine Valley
Upper Florentine protest camp near Timbs Track.
Upper Florentine Valley is located in Tasmania
Upper Florentine Valley
Upper Florentine Valley
Location of Upper Florentine Valley in Tasmania
Area60 square kilometres (23 sq mi)
Geography
LocationAustralia, Tasmania
Coordinates42°46′S 146°24′E / 42.76°S 146.4°E / -42.76; 146.4 
Upper Florentine protest camp near Timbs Track

The Upper Florentine Valley is a

spotted-tail quoll.[1]

In 2009, the Upper Florentine received attention in the media for a series of arrests made by Tasmanian Police of protesters taking part in various pro-conservationist rallies.[2]

Management controversy

The valley was managed by

Forestry Tasmania[3] on behalf of the Tasmanian Government and featured in the ongoing political debate on deforestation and the logging of old-growth forests of Australia.[4] While Forestry Tasmania asserted that only ten percent of the Upper Florentine catchment is available for sustainable timber production, environmental groups argued that protected areas consist of shrubs and trees that are of little use to the timber industry, whereas old growth and high conservation value forests have been specifically targeted for timber harvest.[5]

Reaction to logging operations

Ongoing logging operations in this area have prompted pro-conservationist groups such as the Derwent Forest Alliance and The Wilderness Society (Australia) to set up a permanent blockade in the area known as Camp Florentine as early as 2006.[6]

In 2011,

forest harvester equipment from moving into the valley. The conservationist camp was occupied by environmental campaigners, including the organisation Still Wild Still Threatened.[7] In 2013, the Upper Florentine was protected from logging when the area was added to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Environmental Tasmania http://www.et.org.au/system/files/userfiles/Upper%20Florentine%20Special%20Values%20Dec2006.pdf Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "More arrests in the Upper Florentine". ABC News. Australia. 11 May 2009.
  3. ^ Upper Florentine Valley, Forestry Tasmania, 2009. http://www.forestrytas.com.au/topics/2009/01/upper-florentine-valley
  4. ^ "PM - Debate over forests policy". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  5. ^ Friends of the Earth Australia http://www.foe.org.au/resources/chain-reaction/editions/105/tasmanias-old-growth-forests Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b "A brief history of activist activity in the Upper Florentine - Information on raising testosterone levels for Australians". 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  7. ^ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  8. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 2023-07-12.

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