Positive news from Australia
Tasmanian Forest Deal Brings End to a Conflict While Saving TreesThe federal Australian government has signed a deal with Tasmania which ensures the preservation of, at least, 430,000 hectars of ancient high conservation value forests. |
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Palm oil labeling bill passes in Australia’s SenateA bill recently rejected by the Senate Community Affairs Committee was passed by the Australian Senate. The bill called the Amended Truth in Labeling requires all products containing palm oil to be explicitly labeled as such. The bill was originally the incentive of Independent senator Nick Xenophon, as a means for Australian consumers to be aware of products containing palm oil. |
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Australia cracks down on illegal timberThe Australian government has announced the creation of new legislation which will put further restrictions on the import of foreign wood products in effort to halt the flow of illegally logged timber. |
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Frogs shows signs of comeback from diseaseFROGS across Australia and the US may be recovering from a fungal disease that has devastated populations around the world. |
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LONGREACH Lifesaver Bazooka Wins 2010 James Dyson Award
Source: Wired, Thu October 07, 2010 |
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DNA testing catches up with illegal logging tradeA SINGLE splinter of wood can now be traced back, via its DNA fingerprint, to the site of its parent tree on the other side of the world with a powerful new tool designed to stop illegal logging. |
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First Australian Aboriginal MP elected for LiberalsAn Aboriginal man has been elected to Australia's House of Representatives, becoming the first indigenous MP in the country's history. |
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Penalties promised for illegal wood salesAustralia - AGRICULTURE Minister Tony Burke yesterday promised that the government would make it a criminal offence to sell illegally logged timber. |
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Celiac disease culprits foundThe precise cause of the immune reaction that leads to coeliac disease has been discovered. |
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Sperm whale faeces ‘offset CO2 emissions’Sperm whale faeces may help oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the air, scientists say. |
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News from Oceania
- New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage
- New wind power cheaper than coal or gas in Australia
- This week, a shark sanctuary the size of Australia has been established
- French move boosts shark sanctuaries
- New radio telescope to watch for solar flares
- Australia outlaws illegally-logged wood from abroad
- Tokelau islands shift to 100% solar energy
- Australia Acts To Stop Super-Trawler
- Australia to create world’s largest marine reserve
- KFC Australia stops using palm oil