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At the 2003 "They Valley of Giants" protest Senator Bob Brown came to support the movement and said it had attracted international attention.

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The Wilderness Society's Tasmanian campaign manager, Vica Bayley, who went to Phnom Penh, said the committee was specifically told some areas (Tamania Styx) had been logged, and were in the process of regeneration.

''To the best of our knowledge, it adds up to about 6 per cent,'' Bayley said. But they were included because they added to the integrity of the extension.

''Restoration of degraded areas in World Heritage sites is normal,'' he said.

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"The clearfelling, burning and poisoning of the Tasmanian forests and their wildlife is an international disgrace.

"I challenge Mr Howard to go to the Valley of the Giants and reverse his death warrant. He must intervene.

"This will be a major issue at the next Federal election," Senator Brown said.

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It all started in the year 2003, when the Tasmanian Forestry Industry admitted to killing the oldest tree in Australia. People then began to realise how much of the forest was being cut down in the Styx Valley, about 300 hectares per year in Tasmania, the worst in Australia. Many environmental groups and individuals began to advocate to stop the logging of the Styx. After many years of hard work and campaigns, The some of the site has been Heritage listed and logging is now not permitted in many parts of the Styx Valley.

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Styx Valley’s profile in the past few years has been increased dramatically. Thousands of people wrote letters, took part in rallies, public meetings and demanded that Styx Valley was protected.

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During a major election in October of 2004, forests in Tasmania became a big issue. Before the election the Prime Minister promised to protect the oldgrowth in Tasmania, this included the Styx Valley.

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31 March 2006, the Howard Government admitted that it broke its promise to protect 18,700 hectares of old growth forest in the Styx and Florentine Valley.

The wilderness society’s Campaign Coordinator, Geoff Law, said “Fresh destruction of oldgrowth forests in the Styx and Florentine valleys is occurring because Prime Minister John Howard broke his promise to protect these areas."

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Although this was based in the small state of Tasmania it became a hot topic not only to the nation but also to the whole world including countries like Japan, Canada and Germany.

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There are many reasons why different views of thus issue exist. many people come from completely contrasting backgrounds and context, so the way they think about certain issues and concerns that are brought up in the world can be extremely unique and abstract from someone else.

Another reason could also be how they think about the importance of protecting the environment. If they are human centred then they would think about providing for the human race before the earth, whereas if they were earth centred then saving the forrest would be a very important issue in their lives.

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John Howard
Liberal National Party
Prime Minister from 1996-2007