Tasmanian firefighting draft needs to acknowledge climate change

Tasmania's once lush ancient
 forests are now desolate.
 

Firefighting is not a high enough priority in a draft management plan for Tasmania's Wilderness World Heritage Area, conservationists say.

The full impact of one of Tasmania's worst bushfire seasons is becoming clearer, as more of the area is reopened to the public.

More than 100,000 hectares has been burnt across the state since the middle of January.

About one fifth of that is in the Wilderness World Heritage Area, which is home to a range of globally significant vegetation including Pencil and King Billy pines and cushion plants.

Read the ABC story - “Tasmanian World Heritage areas deserve better firefighting plan, conservationists.”

(Any firefighting plan that might help protect Tasmania's Wilderness World Heritage Area begins with an acceptance of and an understanding of climate change for until we (that’s the world community) is able to stabilize human inflicted damage to Earth’s atmosphere, then the fire the ravaged the state’s ancient wilderness areas will be more frequent – Robert McLean.)