After 60 years, the proof is in: logging Tasmania’s wet forests makes them MORE flammable, not less.
Regrowth from clearfells burns hotter and more intensely than old-growth — denser canopies, drier microclimates, leaves closer to the fuel on the ground. A 2019 bushfire gave scientists the perfect natural experiment, and the data is clear.
Old-growth forests are our best defence against worsening bushfires. Time to end native forest logging in Tassie. Protect what’s left.
We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammable

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https://theconversation.com/we-have-the-proof-that-logging-makes-tasmanias-forests-more-flammable-279103

We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammable

After almost 60 years, scientists have been able to prove an influential theory that wet eucalypt forest regrowth is more fire prone.

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