The Queensland Rainforest and Wetlands Conflict: Australia's External Affairs Power - Domestic Control and International Conservation Autor Edmonds T.H. Título de serie Environmental Law | Vol. 20, no 2; 387 - 413; 27 p. Fecha 1990 Fuente IUCN (ID: ANA-044364) Editor | Lugar de publicación Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College | Portland, OR, USA Idioma Inglés País/Territorio Australia, Australia Materia Especies silvestres y ecosistemas, Tierra y suelos Palabra clave Zona protegida Zonas húmedas Bosques tropicales Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Bosques pluviales Corte y extracción/explotación forestal Institución Manejo de tierras Resumen This comment explores a unique exercise of environmental protective power by the federal government of Australia, which saves one of the world's oldest rainforest and wetlands regions from further timber cutting. The author highlights a state versus federal clash over environmental power and the Australian High Court decisions that have affirmed federal control under the Constitution 's external affairs power