Chaelundi National Park is north-west of Dorrigo and Grafton, approximately 600 kilometres (370 mi) by road north of Sydney.
Comprising 7,500 hectares (19,000 acres) of old-growth forest and 11,000 hectares (27,000 acres) of declared wilderness, the park creates a habitat for 187 (indigenous and non-indigenous) species according to the Atlas of NSW Wildlife.[1]
The park was proclaimed in January 1997, on land formerly designated as a State-owned production forest.
Litigationedit
A series of cases were brought in the NSW Land and Environment Court between 1989 and 1991 by members of the North East Forest Alliance in order to protect the forest located near Dorrigo from continued logging. One key case concerned the interpretation of s.99 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974 (NSW), which stated that it was an offence to "take or kill any endangered fauna". Such were the habitat values of the forest that in Corkill v Forestry Commission, Justice Paul Stein referred to the old growth forest as a "veritable forest dependent zoo". The ruling was that "take" included indirect taking by means of the habitat modification/destruction associated with logging:Corkill v Forestry Commission of New South Wales (1991) 73 LGRA 126. That decision went on appeal to the Court of Appeal, and the interpretation was upheld: Forestry Commission v Corkill (1991) 73 LGRA 247.
These legal cases were combined with an on-site blockade of logging work, the blockade being undertaken by experienced and inexperienced green activists and locals many of whom camped in the forest; using techniques such as chaining protesters inside concrete pipes and up six-metre-high (20 ft) tripods.[2][3]
^"New South Wales Government Office of Envormnet & Heritage". About BioNet Atlas. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
^Cohen, Ian (1997). "Chaelundi: wild forest spirit". Green Fire: An account of the Australian environmental protest movement. Angus and Robertson. pp. 181–202.
^Ricketts, Aidan (2003). "Om gaia dudes: The North East Forest Alliance's old-growth forest campaign". Commons Social Change Library.
chaelundi, national, park, national, park, comprising, hectares, acres, located, northern, tablelands, district, south, wales, australia, south, walesiucn, category, national, park, nearest, town, citydorrigocoordinates29, 94417, 51083, 94417, 51083established. Chaelundi National Park a national park comprising 19 174 hectares 47 380 acres is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales Australia Chaelundi National Park New South WalesIUCN category II national park Chaelundi National ParkNearest town or cityDorrigoCoordinates29 56 39 S 152 30 39 E 29 94417 S 152 51083 E 29 94417 152 51083Established1997Area191 74 km2 74 0 sq mi Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks and Wildlife ServiceWebsiteChaelundi National ParkSee alsoProtected areas ofNew South Wales Contents 1 Features 1 1 Litigation 2 See also 3 ReferencesFeatures editChaelundi National Park is north west of Dorrigo and Grafton approximately 600 kilometres 370 mi by road north of Sydney Comprising 7 500 hectares 19 000 acres of old growth forest and 11 000 hectares 27 000 acres of declared wilderness the park creates a habitat for 187 indigenous and non indigenous species according to the Atlas of NSW Wildlife 1 The park was proclaimed in January 1997 on land formerly designated as a State owned production forest Litigation edit A series of cases were brought in the NSW Land and Environment Court between 1989 and 1991 by members of the North East Forest Alliance in order to protect the forest located near Dorrigo from continued logging One key case concerned the interpretation of s 99 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 NSW which stated that it was an offence to take or kill any endangered fauna Such were the habitat values of the forest that in Corkill v Forestry Commission Justice Paul Stein referred to the old growth forest as a veritable forest dependent zoo The ruling was that take included indirect taking by means of the habitat modification destruction associated with logging Corkill v Forestry Commission of New South Wales 1991 73 LGRA 126 That decision went on appeal to the Court of Appeal and the interpretation was upheld Forestry Commission v Corkill 1991 73 LGRA 247 These legal cases were combined with an on site blockade of logging work the blockade being undertaken by experienced and inexperienced green activists and locals many of whom camped in the forest using techniques such as chaining protesters inside concrete pipes and up six metre high 20 ft tripods 2 3 See also edit nbsp New South Wales portal Protected areas of New South Wales Guy Fawkes River National Park Boyd River Guy Fawkes River Sara River High Conservation Value Old Growth forestReferences edit New South Wales Government Office of Envormnet amp Heritage About BioNet Atlas Retrieved 2 February 2018 Cohen Ian 1997 Chaelundi wild forest spirit Green Fire An account of the Australian environmental protest movement Angus and Robertson pp 181 202 Ricketts Aidan 2003 Om gaia dudes The North East Forest Alliance s old growth forest campaign Commons Social Change Library nbsp This New South Wales protected areas related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chaelundi National Park amp oldid 1177503659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
