Focus: rainforests

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TitleFocus: rainforestsSummaryFocus program segments, which discussed the conservation and logging of rainforests.ContentsVox populi about the conservation of North Queensland’s rainforests. The interviewees responses were universally in favour of stronger conservation measures, although some felt that controlled logging was permissible -- Discussion regarding the percentage of virginal rainforests which the Government intended to log. Although the Government had only planned to log 2% of North Queensland’s rain forestry, Dr. Aila Keto noted that the selected area “was concentrated in the forests that have large trees… and high conservation significance” -- Question from Minister Keith De Lacy, who criticised the government for failing to meet its own plantation demands. Moreover, De Lacy criticised the department for prioritising its plantation efforts in South-West Queensland over the North -- Discussion about the shrinking demand of Queensland’s timber industry -- Discussion about the re-employment of timber mill workers -- Summary from the members of the Focus panel -- Conclusion to focusCorporate AuthorNQTVVideo File Name4024247CreditsChairman: Rick Anderton ; reporter: Graham LeverOriginal Format 1/2 inch video tape Beta camCollation1 video file (MP4) (18 minutes) : digital ; 665MBDate7th April 1986ImprintTownsville : NQTV, 1986

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Focus: rainforests