The Greens are the only party campaigning to protect the great ancient forests of Tasmania and South Eastern Australia from logging and burning. The tremendous conservation value of these forests is increased by the fact that they are huge ‘carbon banks’ in the fight against climate change. In 2006, Bob Brown won a landmark victory when the Federal Court found the Commonwealth environment law, which should protect threatened and endangered species, did not do so.
in favour of protectionism, for example tariffs, export subsidies