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100 hectares of forest saved for Greater Gliders
February 18, 2016
Great news! The greater glider survey we conducted recently has been verified by ecologists commissioned by the Department of Environment. 100 hectares will be protected from logging! The verification team found the same number of gliders as we did, 15 in total. It's good...
Read MoreVic gov allows logging in forest subject to environmental investigation
February 13, 2016
Last week we submitted reports to the Department of Environment detailing the presence of protected rainforest, a rare and protected plant and a large population of protected Yellow Belly Gliders in areas scheduled for logging in Kuark forest. The Department confirmed they will investigate...
Read MoreVicForests forced to stop logging contentious coupe in Kuark forest
February 04, 2016
Another great result for East Gippsland's forests today! Legal action by Environment East Gippsland combined with our threatened species surveys has forced VicForests to halt logging in an area of #KuarkForest and survey for threatened species! Watch this short film telling the story of...
Read MoreGreater Glider survey stops logging on Errinundra plateau.
January 26, 2016
In the early morning hours of January 25th, three citizen scientist surveyors conducted a survey for Greater Gliders in old growth forest on the Errinundra Plateau. Logging machinery had just moved in and logging was about to commence. We knew this area was high...
Read MoreKuark forest blockade re-established, logging of endangered species habitat halted again.
January 19, 2016
20 conservationists from Goongerah Environment Centre (GECO) have re-established a forest blockade in the Kuark forest to the north east of Orbost in East Gippsland. Last week logging was stopped for four days by a person in a tree platform tied to logging machinery....
Read MoreProtest halts logging in Kuark Forest endangered species habitat
January 14, 2016
Conservationists have halted logging in the Kuark forest in far East Gippsland this morning. A person is positioned on a tree platform 30m above the ground. Ropes from the platform are attached to machinery, preventing logging from continuing. The contentious logging coupe contains high...
Read MoreLogging starts again in controversial illegal rainforest coupe
January 13, 2016
Logging has recommenced in the highly contentious old growth forest of Hensleigh creek rd, near Errinundra National Park. Logging was halted in April after we exposed illegal rainforest logging. The Victorian government conducted two investigations and an independent review which found 'inconclusive' evidence because...
Read MoreCitizen Science camp a great success
January 11, 2016
Our first citizen science survey camp of the year has been a huge success! 60 people came from all over the country to take part in forest surveys in areas earmarked for logging. We collected valuable data on rainforest, old growth forest, giant trees,...
Read MoreVicForests investigated for illegal rainforest logging
December 22, 2015
Goongerah Environment Centre (GECO) has submitted a report to the State government detailing illegal logging of rainforest in East Gippsland. Logging of rainforest buffer zones has occurred unlawfully in a controversial coupe that VicForests stopped working in after protests from GECO and legal action...
Read MoreVictory! VicForests illegal logging stopped
December 18, 2015
Fantastic news! After just one day of direct action by GECO and a letter from lawyers representing Environment East Gippsland, VicForests agreed to stop their illegal logging operation and the logging machinery has left the forest! It was an amazing result and successfully prevented...
Read MoreGECO halts illegal VicForests logging operation
December 15, 2015
Conservationists from Goongerah Environment Centre (GECO) have halted logging operations in high conservation value forest on the St Patrick’s River in East Gippsland today due to multiple breaches of the law. A person is positioned in a tree platform 30m off the ground. The...
Read MoreGECO commences forest carbon accounting project
December 11, 2015
As world leaders meet in Paris to reach an agreement on how to tackle climate change, GECO has embarked on an ambitious project to measure the carbon stocks in old growth forests of East Gippsland. The tall wet Eucalyptus forests of south east Australia...
Read MoreCottonwood range forest failing to regenerate, more logging planned.
November 11, 2015
Recent surveying in the Cottonwood range forests has revealed vast areas of failed regeneration after logging. VicForests recently added 9 new logging areas (coupes) to their plans in the Cottonwood range, more than 20 coupes are on the logging plans in the Cottonwood. Logging...
Read MoreGECO meets with Vic gov over rainforest and big tree protections
October 23, 2015
GECO joined Fauna and Flora Research collective and Environment East Gippsland yesterday to meet with the Department of Envrionment Land Water and Planning (DELWP). The meeting was to discuss acceptable protections for rainforest, cool temperate mixed forest and large old trees. The consultation resulted...
Read MoreVic gov responds to endangered Potoroo report after three years!
October 15, 2015
It took three years to get a response, but last week we received notification from the Victorian government that a 'protection' zone will be declared in an area of forest where we filmed an Endangered long-footed potoroo. It sounds good right? But the problem...
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