Sydney Morning Herald | Govt seeks to remove forest protections The Australian THE Abbott government is seeking to remove an area of Tasmanian forest from a protected world heritage zone, arguing it has already been impacted by logging and devalues bordering wilderness areas. The government wants to modify the boundary of the ... Coalition moves to strip Tasmanian forests of world heritage listing Government asks World Heritage extension in Tas to be reduced Abbott government to cut 74000 ha of forest from World Heritage zone |