capetribber
Joined: 18 Oct 2003
Posts: 1
Location: Cape Tribulation
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 Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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There are two sites which might be useful
http://www.daintreerainforestfoundation.com/ which talks about the projects they are working on to prevent deforestation - buying back land and replanting trees
And also from http://www.austrop.org.au/daintree_threat.html
| Quote: | If we think of Daintree, we think of virgin Australian tropical rainforests and magnificent coral reefs. Daintree means other things too- the long struggle of environmentalists to prevent uncontrolled rapacious development, and the dramatic battle over the road between Cape Tribulation and Bloomfield.
In 1983, the Bloomfield road blockade brought the Daintree to world attention, and was instrumental in leading to its World Heritage listing. The blockade provided all the advertising backpackers and investors needed, and they still come in droves, buying beer, buying land, clearing ancient trees and plants without regard. |
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