Tasmanian forestry peace talks yet to startFriday 4 May 2012 It was reported this week that negotiations to finalise the boundaries of new native forest reserves under Tasmania's peace deal have not started yet, despite the June deadline. Forestry and environmental groups met earlier in the week for the second time since they received a comprehensive review of the forest industry. The West Report outlines the conservation value of 572,000 hectares of forest proposed for protection from logging. The parties say they have only been negotiating measures to ensure any agreement lasts.Jim Adams from Timber Communities Australia says "there will be no talk about those things until FIAT (Forest Industries Association of Tasmania) is back in the room." FIAT walked away from talks in protest against overseas campaigns by green groups targeting its customers and isn’t convinced at this time that the campaigns are going to stop anytime soon. |
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