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‘Compelling evidence’ logging native forests has worsened Australian bushfires, scientists warn
As logging of fire-affected areas is set to resume, Australian scientists say a clearer conversation is needed about fire risk
A group of senior Australian scientists have warned in an international journal that logging native forests makes fire more severe and is likely to have exacerbated the…
- Lisa Cox
- The Guardian
In a comment piece published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, the scientists call for a clearer discussion about how land management and forestry practices contribute to…
The article by the scientists David Lindenmayer, Robert Kooyman, Chris Taylor, Michelle Ward and…