A new survey has revealed ways to improve the social acceptance of forest management, while maintaining timber supply and benefiting the environment. The report released by the University of Melbourne provides an insight into Tasmanian community views on forest management methods, applied to the landscape over the long term. It is hoped that this understanding will help forest managers to balance environmental and timber outcomes in a socially acceptable way.
The rate of blindness in Indigenous adults is more than six times higher than non-Indigenous Australians, national survey results announced today by the Governor General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC, revealed.
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