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Timber & Wood Products: References

References

ABS (2001). Forestry production & Timber production Tasmania 1996-2000, 2003.Oct. 19.

Australian Bureau of Statistics, (2002). Year Book Australia 2002: forestry and fishing wood and paper products, 2003.October 19.

Australian Forestry Standard Limited, (2007), AS 4708—2007: Forestry Standard, Standards Australia, Sydney

CSIRO Publishing (2001). Australia, state of the environment 2001.1 CD-ROM ;, http://www.ea.gov.au/soe/2001/.

Bone, K. (2002). Personal communication with Dominance Industries. A. Walker-Morison. Melbourne.

Briggs Veneers (2002). Wood Veneer Cutting Methods and Veneer Characteristics, 2003.Aug 9, http://www.ecoveneer.com/veneer.cfm.

Brown, S. K. (2001). Building With Low Indoor Air Polluting Materials And Appliances. Melbourne, CSIRO.

fern.org (2001). The Australian Forestry Standard (AFS): another PEFC in disguise?, 2003.June 9.internet site, http://www.fern.org/pubs/ngostats/australi.htm.

Cadman, T. (2002). The Development of an Australian Forestry Standard:An Environmental NGO Perspective. Canberra, Conservation Council of Western Australia, Friends of the Earth, Native Forest Network, Rainforest Information Centre, West Australian Forest Alliance,.

Camden City Council (2003). Green Buildings Guide, 2003.Aug 9, http://www.camden.gov.uk/.

Carey, C. (2000). Biodiversity Robustness of Forest Certification: A preliminary assessment of forest management certification systems, IUCN, Economics Unit.

Clark, J. (1995). Australia's plantations: A report to the State Conservation Councils. Melbourne, Environment Victoria.

Commonwealth of Australia (2002). Your Home. Canberra, Australian Greenhouse Office.

Confederation of European Paper Industries (2000). Comparative Matrix of Forest Certification Schemes, Confederation of European Paper Industries.

Commonwealth Government of Australia (2003). Regional Forest Agreements (RFA's), 2003.July 7.Internet site, http://www.daff.gov.au/rfa

De Fegely, R., (2005), Overview of Illegal Logging, JP Management Consulting Pty Ltd for the Australian Dept Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Canberra.

Drielsma, J. H. (2002). The Australian Forestry Standard: A new era for Sustainable Forest Management in Australia. Australian Forest Growers Conference, Albany, AFG.

Earthwatch Europe, IUCN, et al. (2002). Business & Biodiversity: The Handbook for Corporate Action. Geneva, IUCN.

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Federal Goverment of Australia (2002). 3.1 Embodied Energy, 2003.June 14, http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/yourhome/technical/fs31_2.htm.

(2002). Myth of World Forest Cover Shattered, 2003.Oct 19.Internet Site, http://www.greencrossinternational.net/DigitalForum/digiforum/articles/article2002/mythofworld.html.

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Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment, Lakehead University (2003). Forest Management in Russia, 2003.Aug 19.Internet site, http://www.borealforest.org/world/rus_mgmt.htm.

Fern (2001). Behind the logo: An Environmental and Social Assessment of Forest Certification Schemes. Moreton-in-Marsh, Fern.

FERN (2003). FSC faces accusations from rainforest group, 2003.August 17.Internet Journal, http://www.fern.org/pubs/fw/fw700103.pdf.

Friends of the Earth UK (2003). Good Wood Guide, 2003.Aug 9.Internet site, http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/biodiversity/resource/good_wood_guide/wood_timber_types_a_to_g.html.

Forest Stewardship Council (2003). What is Certification?, 2003.Aug 19, http://www.fscoax.org/principal.html

Keenan, R., and Ryan, M., (2004), Old Growth Forests in Australia: Conservation status and significance for timber production, Australian Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra. Accessed 25th October 2007 at www.environment.gov.au/soe/2006/publications/drs/pubs/338/lnd/ld_29_old_growth_forests.pdf

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Wilderness Society, (2006), Certifying the Incredible, The Australian Forestry Standard Barely Legal and not Sustainable- Let the evidence speak for itself: a Response to AFS Ltd, Wilderness Society, Sydney accessed 31st October at www.wilderness.org.au/pdf/TWS,%20Certifying%20the%20Incredible-responseto%20AFSLtdV1,%20Feb%202006.pdf

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