‘Ecological thinning’ or native logging by stealth? Debate flares over future of WA forests

Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size About 220,000 hectares of previously logged West Australian forest could still be subject to tree removal beyond a 2024 native timber logging ban “for environmental health” as trees compete for water in a drying climate. The figure, identified in an independent report compiled for the state government,…