The Leeuwin Group
The Leeuwin Group (TLG) is an independent group of concerned scientists who are committed to the conservation and protection of Western Australia's biodiversity and natural environment.
TLG's purpose is to: Provide high-level independent scientific commentary and advice on environmental matters to Government, industry, environmental organisations and managers.
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To Burn, or Not to Burn: A Critical Perspective
We need to understand fire, and the rôle that it has played in our development. We need to understand that the region we are most concerned about is a world biodiversity hotspot, defined as a region of high biodiversity undergoing habitat detioration and destruction. We need to know the scientific research that has focussed on the use of fire in our region before we can come up with options for the future.
read more ..Botanical jewels in Western Australia's southern forests are under threat
The combination of drying climate, dieback disease, inappropriate fire regimes and feral pigs have emerged in recent decades as serious threats to life in Western Australia's southern forests. Scattered throughout the forests are island-like habitats supporting endemic species of world renown.
read more ..Publications
- To Burn, or Not to Burn: A Critical Perspective
- Botanical jewels in Western Australia's southern forests are under threat
- The Leeuwin Group submission - EPA Assessments 2385 and 2253
- Facing the facts?: What does the science say about Alcoa's public relations claims?
- ALCOA IS DESTROYING OUR FORESTS End Mining the World's Only Jarrah Forest
- Response to Report 62 by the Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs
- Defining and Creating New Protected Areas in the South West Forests Beyond 2024
- 'Fire regimes that cause biodiversity decline' as a Key Threatening Process - Submission to the Threatened Species Scientific Committee from The Leeuwin Group of Scientists
- Coming of age: research shows old forests are 3 times less flammable than those just burned