Forests - Topic - ABC News (original) (raw)
For 18-year-old Rivi, knowing what gear to leave behind can be as important as knowing what to take with.
The Great Koala National Park was announced to protect koalas and forests in northern NSW, but the forestry industry has been left wondering how it can fill a shortfall in supply.
The Australian Workers' Union says Victorian female forest firefighters have been short-changed by an average of more than $4,000 in pay growth since 2019.
Climate change is killing trees faster than they can be replaced leading to greater carbon emissions, according to a new study.
Thousands of native tree ferns are harvested from Tasmania's forests for export each year. Some say the trade saves ferns from destruction, while others accuse the industry of greenwashing.
The NSW government announces the proposed boundary of what could become the state's largest national park on the mid north coast.
Fran Guard turned to fungi research after finding a species that had not yet been scientifically described while weeding her rainforest property.
Topic:FungiTue 26 Aug 2025 at 6:34am
Tue 26 Aug 2025 at 6:34am
The state government has assembled an industry only advisory panel as it works toward a 25-year plan for how state forests will be used.
A mysterious world of colourful toadstools, ghostly mushrooms and bizarre white "cages" has emerged from the gloom.
Topic:FungiSat 19 Jul 2025 at 9:59am
Sat 19 Jul 2025 at 9:59am
Bushfires and a lack of seed have created a "ticking time bomb" in Victoria's alpine and mountain ash forests, scientists are warning.
Investigations are underway into satellite images the Australian Conservation Foundation says are proof farmers across Australia have illegally cleared 900 square kilometres of native habitat in five years.
The felling of what is estimated to be hundreds of tingle trees in a burn last December has sparked fresh calls for a review of prescribed burning in WA.
Former treasure secretary Ken Henry is pushing a new effort to protect native forests from logging and keep carbon stored in living trees.
Dry but cool conditions in South Australia's south east are causing ladybirds to gather in huge numbers, which an ecologist says will help control a destructive plant pest.
Topic:InsectsFri 18 Apr 2025 at 10:15am
Fri 18 Apr 2025 at 10:15am
The South East Forest Rescue group alleged the Forestry Corporation of NSW did not conduct a broad area habitat search for features of habitat for three species of glider in areas of native forest logging in NSW.
Topic:CourtsFri 11 Apr 2025 at 11:10am
Fri 11 Apr 2025 at 11:10am
Federal Labor steps in to clarify its position on native forestry in Tasmania after the party's Bass candidate, Jess Teesdale, voiced support for an end to the practice in the state.
Bernie Capelli has spent decades as a carpenter and joiner in Western Australia, but with the state's timber supplies dwindling, he doesn't know where the next generation of workers will come from.
There are calls for an end to logging in forests being considered for the Great Koala National Park, as the government signals that it's close to completing the required assessment process.
Protesters disrupting logging in Tasmania appear to be gradually having trespass charges dropped by prosecutors, with 16 people walking free so far.
Topic:CourtsThu 16 Jan 2025 at 11:50am
Thu 16 Jan 2025 at 11:50am
A 400-year-old giant tingle tree has collapsed after it was torched in a prescribed burn in Western Australia's south leaving environmental groups questioning how and why it happened.
Topic:ForestsMon 13 Jan 2025 at 12:01pm
Mon 13 Jan 2025 at 12:01pm