Greenpeace in treetop fight to save hardwood forest

ENVIRONMENTALISTS yesterday began a treetop protest to highlight the threat to the world's tallest hardwood trees, endangered by logging in Australia's island state of Tasmania.

Greenpeace launched the 'tree-sit' protest in conjunction with the Wilderness Society, pointing out that without action the Styx forest, located near the state capital Hobart, would be gone within months.

The so-called Global Rescue Station was mounted on a platform 65 metres above ground level to protect the trees from being pulped for paper.