Help us stop the clearfelling and burning of the Tasmanian leatherwood forest.

No accessible trees means no honey from the Southern Beekeepers and no pollination in the South of Tasmania

Tasmania’s prized Leatherwood honey, and stone fruits and vegetables all from the South, may just become a sad, beautiful memory.

The production of a unique, world renowned honey will be drastically reduced.

Is this your last opportunity to taste leatherwood honey?

Leatherwood honey is produced by bees from the fragrant blossoms of the leatherwood tree. As you read this, Tasmania’s 350-year old leatherwood trees are being clear-felled to produce throwaway products. Very few leatherwood trees will remain in the south and only in small, hard-to-access areas. The production of a unique, world-renowned pure honey may no longer be possible.

At present the loss of Leatherwood is imminent in the south of the state and the main concern is the flow on effect to other industries – particularly pollination services for agriculture.

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This chain reaction is happening right now

No leatherwood trees leads to :

• no leatherwood honey
• no beekeeping industry
• diminished pollination of fruits and vegetables
• reduction in agricultural production
• a reduction of exports
• a further diminishing of Tasmania's 'clean green' image
• a possible increase in GM crops.

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