Re: For Sale - Pristine Tasmanian Wilderness
Posted: Tue 11 Sep, 2018 6:40 pm
Yes, that is gross mismanagement 2HT. Any semblance of 'sustainable development' wouldn't skip public funding and go straight to the end game. Management planning is just a hurdle to remove. Get set for the post match where the state government will even just disregard minimal impact all together in looking to fund an entirely new track (somewhere.. with 20mil of their hard earned..). I'm sure proponents of development have stumbled upon this perfect opportunity in which they even have 'conservationists' proposing new tracks for them. Sniggering at the thought bushwalkers expect there'll be some sort of reprieve from mining or forestry. That is not an intention at all. And it may be a long time before the weight of tourist numbers leads to any meaningful reduced impact as a sneaky consequence. Evidence suggests our agents will even approve a new track for exclusive huts only... why wouldn't they?
Meanwhile derision between conservationist groups will continue to work in developers favour, like playing 'one man down'.
If it was as easy as calling for a Ta Ann style boycott of private developments in public reserves.. but it's not, even some die hard bushwalkers and conservationists don't see any real issue (or didn't, like Bob, they may be coming around to at least acknowledge their choices). And detached tourists everywhere will follow each other without question, tick-lists in hand. Any second thoughts, well too late for those places or ideals that are already lost. Forever.
Meanwhile derision between conservationist groups will continue to work in developers favour, like playing 'one man down'.
If it was as easy as calling for a Ta Ann style boycott of private developments in public reserves.. but it's not, even some die hard bushwalkers and conservationists don't see any real issue (or didn't, like Bob, they may be coming around to at least acknowledge their choices). And detached tourists everywhere will follow each other without question, tick-lists in hand. Any second thoughts, well too late for those places or ideals that are already lost. Forever.