The forests of the south west of Western Australia are found no where else on earth. They are part of one of the most biodiversity rich hotspots on the planet and are excellent at storing and drawing down carbon.
Yet for centuries we cut them down at up to 10 football fields every single day.
Western Australia’s southwest forests are are recognised for their ability to capture and store carbon.
They are vital to slowing run-away climate change.
Cry of the Forests takes viewers into these majestic forests to meet the activists armed with go-pros and dressed in camouflage gear risking their lives to bear witness to the logging. We meet traditional custodians, tourist operators & farmers on the frontline of the battle to protect these forests.
Since the release of the film the WA Government has called an end to native forest logging in the state. The logging ended on December 31 2023.
However clearing for mining continues and poses a growing threat to what little remains of WA’s precious and unique jarrah forests.
Cry of the Forests was an integral part of the final campaign to end native forest logging in WA. The social impact campaign around the film helped move people to action and demand change from the government. The Victorian Government followed suit ending their native forest logging on the same day.
We now need an end to native forests nationwide.
Logging Western Australia’s forests was a loss making industry that taxpayers were forced to subsidise. Most of the logs ended up as firewood, charcoal or wood chips. Just 15 per cent was turned into useable timber.
The industry made no economic, social or environmental sense.
Climate change is impacting on the south west and rainfall is declining. The forests play a vital role in creating the rain that feeds the streams, environment and agricultural industries.
We need to act now to save our forests for climate and biodiversity. Join us to securely protect what forests remain both in WA and nationwide.
We need to end all mining in these precious forests. Join the WA Forests Alliance’s latest campaign to End Forest Mining. Sign the petition and sign up!
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