{"product_id":"the-forest-wars","title":"The Forest Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003eLifts the lid on destruction of native forests by government corporations and logging industry that is making bushfires worse, killing wildlife and costing taxpayers millions, for the sake of woodchips for export\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince colonisation, Australians have been frantically logging our native forests as if our lives depended on it. Our lives do depend on the forests—but on keeping them, not destroying them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-description\"\u003eLindenmayer reveals an unholy alliance between state forestry, the timber industry and unions. Loggers routinely breach regulations, and industry intimidates anyone who questions what they are doing. Worse still, even where native forest logging is supposedly ending, efforts are being made to continue it under a different name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-description\"\u003eForests purify our drinking water. Forests are our best hope to reduce carbon emissions. Forests preserve biodiversity. It's time we realised the value of leaving our native forests standing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-description\"\u003ePaperback, 288 pages, published by Allen \u0026amp; Unwin, 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46773453095140,"sku":"9781761470752","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/8494\/0772\/files\/TheForestWars.jpg?v=1758784092","url":"https:\/\/www.biome.com.au\/products\/the-forest-wars","provider":"Biome","version":"1.0","type":"link"}