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Kate Dooley

Dr Kate Dooley is an ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Kate has policy expertise on forest governance, climate change and carbon accounting and has worked globally with environmental movements and non-governmental organisations.

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    Australia shouldn't have to choose between protecting forests and the climate

    Saving forests and saving the climate were never competing goals, and the federal government has already committed to both. As Australia steps onto the international stage to lead the global climate negotiations this year, it must honour those commitments rather than set a dangerous precedent for forest protection.

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    Australia shouldn't have to choose between protecting forests and the climate