Geoff Law

Geoff Law is an Tasmanian author, conservationist and environmental activist. He is author of works about conservation and environment in Tasmania.

Geoff Law
NationalityAustralian
OccupationConservationist, environmentalist
OrganisationThe Wilderness Society

Law has campaigned for wilderness and conservation causes in the West and South West Tasmania for over thirty years.[1]

In 2002, Law was awarded the Wild magazine Environmentalist of the Year award. Law become a Member of the Order of Australia for his work to protect Tasmania's outstanding natural environment in 2013.[2]

Law has collaborated with Bob Brown.[3][4] Also each has paid the other compliments publicly.[5][6]

Law has also been acclaimed for his activism.[7]

Law has also written of the threats to wilderness in western and south western Tasmania.[8][9][10][11]

References
  1. Law, Geoff (December 1986), "Will our PM -Prime Minister- save Tasmania's forests?", Habitat Australia, 14 (6): 17–18, 23–24, ISSN 0310-2939
  2. https://www.australianwalkingholidays.com.au/West-Coast-Tasmania/Guided/Franklin-River-World-Heritage-Expedition-with-Geoff-Law
  3. Law, Geoff; Brown, Bob, 1944-; Australian Greens (2008), The river runs free : exploring & defending Tasmania's wilderness, Penguin Group Australia, ISBN 978-0-670-07245-3CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Law, Geoff; Brown, Bob, 1944-; Australian Greens, (issuing body) (2009), Western Tasmania : a place of outstanding universal value : proposed extensions to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, [Australian Greens], retrieved 5 March 2019CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Law, Geoff (1999), "Bob Brown: Australia's best-known environmental crusader", Wild (Prahran, Vic) (72): 35–39, ISSN 1030-469X
  7. https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/conservationists-geoff-law-and-heidi-douglas-named-world-heritage-heroes/news-story/b6d62cbea0e29be83b53e11187407def?nk=c522638c5ab37a6a2e466e9e28a721d8-1551754576
  8. Law, Geoff (1986), "Tasmania's green heritage: a guide to Gondwanaland", BBC Wildlife, 4 (6): 274–275, retrieved 17 November 2018
  9. Law, Geoff (1988), "The Battle of Farmhouse Creek. -Reprinted from Multinational Monitor, Oct 1987-", Not Man Apart (Jan/ Feb 1988): 9, retrieved 17 November 2018
  10. Law, Geoff (1990), "Tasmania's wilderness: the battle continues", Wild (Prahran, Vic) (35): 46–50, retrieved 17 November 2018
  11. Law, Geoff; Lea, Geoffrey (1996), Tasmania : world heritage, G. Lea, ISBN 978-0-646-27079-1
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