taken and destroyed.Forest amongst the nature perhaps? While in a state where there is at this time larger room for excuse, the corporate ethic reined and evidence from the continent whole and worldwide , shows piecemeal destruction and taking will rein and paramount. This scientists justifications are no comfort or restitution for that. The evidence of corporate manners are not invisible on the mainland or Tasmania.The Cape is under piecemeal destruction now as city surrounds fester onwards everywhere in the most dire irreplaceable and primest patches of our Continent. Mark Poynter : 25 Nov 2008 8:08:13am to Jim Sorry to be so blunt - but did you actually read my article? Just 6% of Australia's public forests are available for sustainable wood production - so 94% is not going to be logged by 'the storm troopers'. Jim : 25 Nov 2008 11:28:48am To Mark sorry to be blunt-but did you read mine? You certainly didn't answer it. Your 6% and your 94% is figures of what is left of Australian forests.Not that anybody is going to believe the statement will carry too far into the future.The timber industry is hunting Cape York now and looking at the Iron Range national park surrounds.It is all piecemeal to the whole. bellezyx : 25 Nov 2008 10:46:58am Yes of course trees are constantly growing, but the problem is that 400 year old trees take 400 years to get that old! The reality is that biologically diverse true forests containing trees of various vintages