[Pil-pc-oceania] Red Gum Icons Project

[Deb Guildner]

Link to::: Red Gum Icons Project - An iniative of VNPA & NPANSW ::

http://www.npansw.org.au/web/conservation/western/redgum/index.htm

6. CAMPAIGNS [from the latest Greens EBrief]

HELP SAVE THE RIVER RED GUM FORESTS

Victoria is set to protect river red gum forests on its side of the 
Murray River in National Parks. It is vital that forests on BOTH 
sides of the river are protected. You can help the campaign to save 
the forests:

Make a submission to the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council's 
draft recommendations for the protection of river red gum forests in 
Victoria - make the point that protection needs to happen in NSW too.

Write to Phil Koperberg urging him to reserve the river red gum 
forests in the National Park estate.

For more information go to www.redgum.org.au

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: admin at jerrapark.com 
  To: permacultue discussion list 
  Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 6:15 PM
  Subject: Re: [Pil-pc-oceania] Tim Low: Melb Sept 28th: Talk re invasive species (& prospect of biofuel crops seriously worsening our weed problems)


  Thank you Russ, clear words for the "intensive care professionals", ongoing in hope to have a "fix" in the magic hat.

  Blessings
  Woilfgang

  RussGrayson wrote: 
On 13/9/07 12:07 AM, "Deb Guildner" <bocor at bigbutton.com.au> wrote:
  RE: Climate Change and Invasive Species - Turning Nature on its Head
    
  What: Public talk by celebrated author and biologist Tim Low.
    
  "A warmer world will mean a weedier, more pest-infested and diseased world.
Not only will climate change create many losers, but also winners we would
rather not have," he says.
    
Don't I recall Tim having a go at permculturee in one of his books? Alleging
that permies were responsible for introducing pest plant weedy species?

Watch out Tim doesn't turn around and bite permaculture.

I fail to see how even the most grandiose of plans can do much to stop the
movement of species through global warming. It is like appeals from
environmentalists to 'stop global warming'. Sorry, folks. Too late. We can
adapt to a changed climatic regime but warming is in motion and even if we
discovered a means of stopping it tomorrow it would continue for some time
because of the inertia that is a part of systems. Systems are 'path
sensitive' and once set in motion they are very difficult to curtail or
deflect.

In 'Future Perfect', ABC radio science journalist, Robyn Williams, mantions
the jatropha tree and a biofuel already planted in India, Mali, Thailand,
Tanzania and South Africa for its nuts from which an oil is produced for
around $US3.60 a gallon, around 60 cents more than diesel. The residue
serves as cattle feed. Williams writes: "It grows in arid zones and in
Australia is regarded as a weed".

Do we need to rethink weeds?

Perhaps a crop worth considering in arid zone revegetation is mallee, useful
as a fuelwood.

...Russ

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