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Topic: Tasmanian Wilderness Society

	Australian Humanities Review : Eco-humanities Corner : Franklin
		Is the Tasmanian wilderness to the Lake District as Queenstown is to Cleaton Moor?
		One of the problems of wilderness is that we not only see it in narrow humanist terms but that it stands as the ideal of a humanist concept of nature: a properly separable and closed-off world of non-humans among themselves.
		Wilderness in Australia and New Zealand is also paradoxical in that by setting it up as the true nature, and less overtly as the prime natural aesthetic, we burden and pressurise it with unnecessary attention and traffic.
	www.lib.latrobe.edu.au /AHR/archive/Issue-April-2006/EcoFranklin.html (8397 words)

	UNEP-WCMC Protected Areas Programme - Tasmanian Wilderness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		An analysis of the chemical properties, light regime and the Tasmanian endemic algal flora shows that the lakes are significant in terms of the east-west divide.
		The Tasmanian Aborigines were, until the advent of the European explorer Abel Tasman, thelongest isolated human group in world history, surviving some 500 generations without outside influence.
		The Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service is the agency largely responsible for administering the WHA with assistance coming from the World Heritage Area Consultative Committee and a Ministerial Council.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wh/taswild.html (5281 words)

	Campaigning in the wilderness - theage.com.au
		Their leader was Bob Brown, the GP turned wilderness campaigner who is now a senator and leader of the Australian Greens.
		The blockaders were trained in non-violence by members of the Wilderness Society who were aware that reports of lawless behaviour would not play well in middle Australia (some ofthe blockaders had to be dissuaded from setting fire toHEC property).
		The protesters were galvanised by the idea that wilderness has an intrinsic value; that it represents a good that cannot be expressed in economic terms.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/07/05/1057179206419.html (812 words)

	The Wilderness Society (Australia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Wilderness Society was formed initially as a protest group called The Tasmanian Wilderness Society to fight against the apparent unchecked power of The HEC to build dams wherever it saw fit without external checks.
		The most prominent of those who helped the society evolve was Dr. Bob Brown, who became the director of the Wilderness Society in 1978, and with him the group greatly increased their presence in Tasmanian politics.
		Brown was elected to the Tasmanian parliament in 1983, and with the group of fellow conservationists elected subsequently, he went on to become part of the political party known as the Tasmanian Greens.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Wilderness_Society_(Australia) (577 words)

	Celebrating Wilderness Registration
		Helen has co-ordinated many wilderness and forest protection campaigns and was compiler/editor of The South West Book, a Tasmanian Wilderness (1987) and For the Forests (2001)...
		A former Director of Tasmanian Wilderness Society he has played an inspirational role in the campaigns for wilderness and world heritage protection, most notably in the Franklin and Lower Gordon areas.
		He was centrally involved with the development of the NSW Wilderness Act of 1987 and is the author of several books and reports on wilderness, including Wild Places (1983 and 1997) and ‘Australia's Wilderness an Inventory' (1986).
	www.colongwilderness.org.au /CelebratingWilderness/Speakers.htm (525 words)

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		1976 The organisation becomes the Tasmanian Wilderness Society whose mission is to promote the concept of wilderness, to prevent the destruction of wilderness and to enlarge the area of protected wilderness.
		The society begins a seven year campaign to stop the HEC from flooding the Franklin and Gordon Rivers.
		Plans developed for wilderness preservation in Tasmania and a new approach to forestry in that state.
	www.rpi.edu /dept/chem-eng/Biotech-Environ/ECOLOGY/History.html (974 words)

	Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park - Highlights
		With the invasion of Europeans and the establishment of a penal settlement on Macquarie Harbour's Sarah Island in 1822, a new and bleak chapter in the history of the region began.
		A co-ordinated campaign by the Tasmanian Wilderness Society (TWS) and other conservation groups mobilised support from a wide cross section of the community during a long campaign to bring the plight of the Franklin River to the notice of all Tasmanians and indeed, much of the world.
		The listing of the Tasmanian Wilderness as a World Heritage Area was an essential component in the landmark decision to halt the construction of the dam, but listing also gave recognition to the natural and cultural values which make the area of outstanding universal significance.
	www.parks.tas.gov.au /natparks/wild/highlights.html (1735 words)

	Tasmania's Giant Hardwoods, Pristine Rainforest to Be Logged
		The Tarkine Wilderness is situated in the northwestern corner of Tasmania and is largely undisturbed wilderness covering more than 350,000 hectares, including Australia's largest area of undisturbed rainforest.
		Coordinated by the Wilderness Society, the resolution was supported by less than one percent of the shareholders.
		Tasmanian Resources Minister Lennon said that Tasmania should not follow the lead of the state of Western Australia which lost a great many jobs recently when it declared old growth forests off limits to logging.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/oct2003/2003-10-23-02.asp (1110 words)

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		Soon after the publication of the blueprint, 13 Tasmanian conservation groups, including The Wilderness Society and the Tarkine National Coalition, penned a letter to WWF expressing their distress and disappointment.
		While WWF claimed the new laws would be an advantage to the environment, Greenpeace, the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and the Wilderness Society, along with the Labor Party and the Greens, were furious that the laws were passed.
		Tasmanian State Coordinator, Barry Chipman, speaking on behalf of TCA said that not only does the report fail to acknowledge that the existing RFA creates a world class reserve system, but also if the blueprint was implemented timber jobs would be lost.
	www.tasmaniantimes.com /jurassic/morey.html (1238 words)

	Tasmanian Greens at AllExperts (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Tasmanian Greens are a political party in Australia who developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania, including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the building of the Franklin Dam.
		The two had much in common - both having been directors of the Tasmanian Wilderness Society - and Norm Sanders is considered to be Australia's first elected "green" member of parliament.
		The current Tasmanian Greens members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly are Peg Putt, Nick McKim, Kim Booth and Tim Morris.
	experts.about.com.cob-web.org:8888 /e/t/ta/Tasmanian_Greens.htm (782 words)

	Democrats' role in saving the wilderness has been sold down the river - smh.com.au
		Bob Brown, head of the Tasmanian Wilderness Society, was a committed advocate but his effectiveness was dwarfed by Democrats who took the fight to the highest level.
		Sanders was Brown's mentor and handed over to him his position as director of the society when Sanders won a seat in the Tasmanian parliament in 1979.
		In December 1982, Sanders resigned from the Tasmanian parliament to contest a Senate seat.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/12/30/1041196594707.html (715 words)

	NAFI \|View News Article
		Mr Bacon said enough Tasmanian wilderness was already under protection and the green movement should stop trying to add new parcels of land to the list.
		Mr Pullinger, the president of the Tasmanian University Wilderness Society, said it was outrageous that one of the largest temperate rainforests in the world was being logged and cleared.
		The 100-strong University Wilderness Society was joined by the university's Environment Department in the push for a WHA listing.
	www.nafi.com.au /news/view.php3?id=82 (296 words)

	DD Units - Mid. Sec. - Getting Things Done
		In 1979, the Tasmanian Hydro-Electric Commission proposed the construction of a new dam in the South-west, to be built on the Gordon River below its junction with the Franklin.
		The director of the Tasmanian Wilderness Society, Dr Bob Brown, announced the [Tasmanian Wilderness Society's] new strategy at a news conference...
		the TWS [Tasmanian Wilderness Society] held a meeting in Melbourne in December 1982 to form an Australia-wide coalition of conservation groups and to co-ordinate strategy for the national election...
	www.curriculum.edu.au /ddunits/units/ms6fq1acts.htm (1645 words)

	Rodney Waterman, Environment Campaigns
		Rodney held the position of Mallee Project Officer for the (Australian) Wilderness Society (1987-1990) and co-ordinated the state environment movement's campaign for increased national park areas to protect large tracts of fragile semi-arid Mallee country in northwestern Victoria.
		In May 1990, the Wilderness Society (and supporting groups such as the Victorian National Parks Association - VNPA) celebrated a significant victory for wilderness - the protection of the Sunset Country and Big Desert in Victoria's Mallee country through the declaration of new national parks and wilderness reserves.
		Mt Stirling is a very popular 'wilderness' cross-country (nordic) ski and bushwalking destination and many people from all sides of the political spectrum were opposed to the proposed development.
	members.ozemail.com.au /~rodneywaterman/campaigns.htm (663 words)

	An interview with Australian politician and rabble-rouser Bob Brown \| By Gregory Dicum \| Grist \| Main Dish \| 04 Jan 2007
		The former doctor became the director of the Tasmanian Wilderness Society in the 1970s, during a bruising and ultimately successful fight to stop the damming of the Franklin River.
		The forests are full of wildlife: marsupials, bats, a lot of small kangaroo species, and a range of possums, and bird life, including the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, which has a wingspan of [seven feet] and is one of the biggest birds of prey in the world.
		Now, this needs to be said: although most Tasmanians want the forest saved, both political parties want the pulp mill, both at state level and national level.
	grist.org /news/maindish/2007/01/04/brown (1942 words)

	World Heritage: Tasmania Wilderness
		The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area is one of the largest conservation reserves in Australia.
		The insularity of Tasmania, and of the Tasmanian Wilderness in particular, has contributed to its uniqueness and has helped to protect it from the impact of exotic species that have seriously affected the environment of the Australian mainland.
		The Tasmanian Wilderness is a stronghold for several animals that are either extinct or threatened on mainland Australia.
	www.deh.gov.au /heritage/worldheritage/sites/tasmania/index.html (1018 words)

	Recherche Bay - Tasmania - Australia - Research Bay Tasmania
		Tasmanian department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and Arts confirmed a survey is to be conducted at the request of French and Australian officials in 2006.
		Attended by some three hundred people, the day was a combination of picnic on the beach, theatre, education and rowing, in a stunning setting facing the north of Recherche Bay, the historic vessel the 'One and All' at anchor and snow peaked Mt La Perouse in the distance.
		Participants picnicked on the beach, rowed the restored Tasmanian whale boat Swiftsure II around the bay, and listened to performances of the 'Recherche Baybes', an ensemble of local female artists who dress in French period costume and sing original compositions about the French expeditions and historical characters.
	recherchebay.org (1111 words)

	TVE's Earth Report: Paper Tiger
		Tasmanian Wilderness a World Heritage Area: click for a visitors guide and find out what a World Heritage Area and information on other such sites around the world.
		The Wilderness Society is campaigning for the Styx Valley to be declared a national park.
		Believed to be a threat to their sheep, the settlers wiped out the Tasmanian tiger, a kind of marsupial equivalent of the wolf.
	www.tve.org /earthreport/archive/doc.cfm?aid=798 (1918 words)

	The Wilderness Society - Tasmania
		The Wilderness Society in Tasmania is campaigning for the protection of threatened world-class forests and forests of World Heritage value.
		The Wilderness Society has launched the World Heritage Watchtower, a tree platform set 55 metres high up in the canopy of the threatened forests of the Upper Florentine Valley.
		The Wilderness Society's submission covered many of the impacts the proposed mill would have on the economy, the environment and the community if it is approved.
	www.wilderness.org.au /regions/tas (940 words)

	Green Left - Tasmanian forest deal signed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		HOBART -- A Tasmanian Wilderness Society protest in Perth, 15 minutes' drive from Launceston, on November 8 failed to prevent John Howard and the Tasmanian politicians there for the day from signing a 20-year regional forest agreement (RFA), struck between the forest industry and state and federal governments.
		These reserves consist mostly of narrow corridors of forest along roads and streams (which by law are not allowed to be logged anyway), forest on extremely steep slopes, dry scrubby forests and significant tracts of forest with little commercial value due to the smallness, sparseness or remoteness of the trees.
		The Forest Protection Society, a pro-industry lobby group, has claimed that the government has sold out to the Greens, but in reality the environment movement has gained very little from the RFA, being completely shut out of RFA discussions.
	www.greenleft.org.au /1997/297/15560 (436 words)

	DD Units - Mid. Sec. - Getting Things Done
		All that the members of the Wilderness Society had worked for so long to achieve was now ready to be flashed to news programmes the world over.
		Anyone, be it the Federal Government, Tasmanian Wilderness Society leader Dr Brown and his cronies - will have a massive fight on their hands if they try to obstruct the will of the people in Tasmania...
		The Tasmanian people have spoken [referring to the referendum and the vote for the Liberal Party which was more strongly pro-dam than was the Labor Party].
	www.curriculum.edu.au /ddunits/units/ms6fq3acts.htm (2407 words)

	Banker, spare that possum - theage.com.au
		The bank gives her notice of its general meeting, and with it comes a notice of motion, proposed by the Tasmanian Wilderness Society, to change the constitution of the bank so that it will take into account "excellence in environment performance" in making investment decisions.
		The Commonwealth is a major shareholder in this company, which the Wilderness Society holds responsible for the destruction of old-growth forest, together with all the furry and feathered creatures that dwelt therein.
		The chairman of the bank, Mr John Ralph, writes in his "Hello there small investor" letter: "The bank's directors do not believe that the resolution proposed in item 3 is in the best interest of the bank and shareholders.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/10/12/1034222634532.html (739 words)

	Environment Movement - Australian Groups-Info
		TWS commenced as the Tasmanian Wilderness Society in 1976, and grew to be a national organisation with its campaign to save the Franklin River.
		The aim of TWS is the preservation and protection of wilderness, and until recently this has basically meant tall trees and wild rivers.
		Its campaign objectives of protecting wilderness are limited in that it does not tackle broader global issues or address urban environmental problems.
	www.uow.edu.au /arts/sts/sbeder/STS300/environment/groups/artaus.html (1409 words)

	Australia
		Only in wilderness areas do trees grow to full maturity, with their complete contingent of native wildlife.
		And the federal government has promised to nominate Queensland's tropical rainforests for World Heritage protection and has acted to protect wilderness forests in Tasmania until a government inquiry into the logging industry is conducted.
		Geoff Law is the Tasmanian Campaign Officerfor the A ustralian Conservation Foundation, and has also worked with the Tasmanian Wilderness Society in the successful campaign to protect the Franklin River.
	multinationalmonitor.org /hyper/issues/1987/10/law.html (1583 words)

	National Environmental Policy Act
		The Wilderness Society is a non‑profit membership organization devoted to preserving wilderness and wildlife, protecting America’s forests, parks, rivers and shore lands, and fostering an American land ethic.
		The concept of underground wilderness is not new to the discussion of protection of caves and karst features and has occurred regularly since before the Wilderness Act of 1964 became law.
		While the Wilderness Subcommittee is determining whether it can develop broadly acceptable descriptors of this kind, I urge all cavers and speleologists involved in the inventory process to develop their own descriptors.
	www.caves.org /section/ccms/Wild/PART_X.htm (4374 words)

	A wry chronicler of society's foibles - www.smh.com.au
		Hesba Brinsmead, who died this week in the NSW North Coast town of Murwillumbah after a long illness, was one of Australia's most important writers for children and young adults.
		She led the way as a sensitive and wry commentator on Australian society, a chronicler of pioneering days, a keen and witty observer of family life, and was among the first authors to tackle indigenous issues.
		This was the first of several stories set in a state which she got to know intimately, thanks to her brother-in-law, Ron Brown, a long-serving independent state MP who campaigned tirelessly for conservation.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/11/28/1069826000126.html?from=storyrhs (1272 words)

	TASMANIAN TOURISM TASMANIA COUNCIL FORESTRY FAIR TRADING
		In a time when the Tasmanian Tourism Antarctic Adventure Centre in Hobart with its blow up penguins closes down because it was never an AUTHENTIC experience, thousands of tourist with deep pockets are lining up in record numbers to see the REAL thing in Antarctica.
		Fair-Trading.com exposes what it sees as contraventions of fundamental Australian (s.52 Trade Practices Act) and Tasmanian (s.14 Fair Trading Act) consumer law, by the conduct of failure to fully inform potential visitors to Tasmania of the facts of non-authenticism, before they make their decision to come to or deal with Tasmania.
		Tasmanian Timber Workers for Forests is outraged that the timber industry has shed 4000 jobs in the last decade yet we continue practices that are nothing more than exporting more Tasmanian jobs and exporting our future sawlog supply.
	www.tas-law.com (2896 words)

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