[Greens-Media] Media Alert: Report says native forests store 3 times as much carbon as previously thought - Greens call on government to immediately end native forests logging

[Bennett, Ebony (Sen B. Brown)]

Tuesday, 5 August 2008

Media Alert

Greens call on government to immediately end native forests logging 

Report says native forests store 3 times as much carbon as previously
thought (9 times as much in Tasmania's Styx Valley)

Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown will hold a press conference in
Parliament House today to respond to the 'Green carbon' report released
by Brendan Mackey from the Australian National University.

The report says native forests hold 9.3 billion tonnes of carbon (a car
emits 4 tonnes per year).



Who: Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown

Where: Senate courtyard

When: 11am, Tuesday



Further information: Ebony Bennett 0409 164 603