Editing Tree sitting (section)

=== Australia ===
* In December 1983, the Nomadic Action Group (NAG) climbed trees to block work on the controversial [[Cape Tribulation, Queensland|Cape Tribulation]] to Bloomfield Road in North [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Iain |date=2020-11-04 |title=Environmental Blockading in Australia and Around the World - Timeline 1974-1997 |url=https://commonslibrary.org/environmental-blockading-in-australia-and-around-the-world-timeline-1974-1997/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=The Commons Social Change Library }}</ref> When work resumed in August 1984, obstruction of road construction continued over a two-week period. Making use of hammocks, protesters were able to remain aloft, some for as long as a week at a time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daintree Blockade, Cape Tribulation to Bloomfield |url=https://www.daintreeblockade.com.au/daintree-blockade-1983-blockade.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172411/https://www.daintreeblockade.com.au/daintree-blockade-1983-blockade.html |archive-date=2022-09-20 |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=www.daintreeblockade.com.au}}</ref>
* In 1995, tree sitting took place during a blockade of logging at Jane Block in [[Western Australia]] before litigation protected the area.<ref name=":0" />
* In 1986 and 1987, the Tasmanian Wilderness Society (TWS) obstructed logging operations at Farmhouse Creek in the Tasmanian South West Wilderness with tree sitters on wooden platforms.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Commons Librarian |date=2023-12-22 |title=Campaigns that Changed Tasmania |url=https://commonslibrary.org/campaigns-that-changed-tasmania/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=The Commons Social Change Library }}</ref> Tree platforms were later used on the Australian mainland during the South East Forests New South Wales campaign in Nullica State Forest (April–August 1989). Later in this campaign tree platforms in Coolangubra State Forest were erected to impede construction of the Wog Way and Kanoonah logging roads; those at Wog Way were occupied in continuous shifts from the beginning of September 1989 until October 1990.
* In 2004, at least six tree sits were erected in Tuart trees at Ludlow Tuart Forest near [[Busselton]] in South Western, Western Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-09-10 |title=Perth Independent Media Centre |url=http://perth.indymedia.org/?action=default&featureview=89 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726180937/http://perth.indymedia.org/?action=default&featureview=89 |archive-date=2011-07-26 |access-date=2009-11-09 |publisher=Perth.indymedia.org}}</ref>
* In 2004, activists from [[Greenpeace]] and the Australian environmental organization [[The Wilderness Society (Australia)|The Wilderness Society]] held the record for the world's highest tree-sit at 65m, in the [[Styx Valley]], [[Tasmania]]. Peter (Peck) Firth spent 51 days up a giant Eucalyptus tree nicknamed [[Gandalf's Staff]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Still Wild Still Threatened – Styx Valley |url=http://www.stillwildstillthreatened.org/styx/styx-valley |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227090546/http://www.stillwildstillthreatened.org/styx/styx-valley |archive-date=2011-12-27 |access-date=2011-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Styx Valley Global Rescue Station |url=http://weblog.greenpeace.org/tasmania/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803010908/http://weblog.greenpeace.org/tasmania/ |archive-date=2004-08-03 |access-date=2004-07-24 |website=Greenpeace}}</ref>
* In 2006, two sits were built in Jarrah (Eucalyptus) trees at "Arcadia" Jarrah Forest near Collie in South Western, Western Australia. Two activists were removed and arrested but one had his charges dropped and the other went to court and was acquitted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perth Independent Media Centre |url=http://perth.indymedia.org/?action=default&featureview=423 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726181317/http://perth.indymedia.org/?action=default&featureview=423 |archive-date=2011-07-26 |access-date=2009-11-09 |publisher=Perth.indymedia.org}}</ref>
* In 2008, a tree sit was constructed in College Grove (remnant bushland), [[Bunbury, Western Australia]], and was removed after being occupied for three months. Another was promptly constructed nearby in the next stage that was threatened by housing development; it included a functional trampoline.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jerome |title=Perth Independent Media Centre |url=http://perth.indymedia.org/?action=newswire&parentview=122628 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726181017/http://perth.indymedia.org/?action=newswire&parentview=122628 |archive-date=2011-07-26 |access-date=2009-11-09 |publisher=Perth.indymedia.org}}</ref>
* In 2009, environmental activists from the {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081112065256/http://stillwildstillthreatened.org/ Still Wild Still Threatened]}} group in [[Tasmania]], Australia, were forced down from tree sits in the [[Upper Florentine Valley]] by police acting in conjunction with [[Forestry Tasmania]] in two separate busts in January and May.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camp Florentine: About Camp |url=http://www.stillwildstillthreatened.org/camp-florentine/about-camp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227024913/http://www.stillwildstillthreatened.org/camp-florentine/about-camp |archive-date=27 December 2011 |access-date=13 December 2011 |publisher=Still Wild Still Threatened}}</ref> 
* On December 14, 2011, [[Miranda Gibson]] climbed up a 60m old-growth ''[[Eucalyptus delegatensis]]'' tree in the heart of Tasmania's southern virgin rainforest.<ref>[http://observertree.org/ Miranda Gibson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108055631/http://observertree.org/ |date=2012-01-08 }}, obeservertree.org</ref><ref name=":1" /> Gibson vowed to stay until the forest is protected. The area was imminently due to be logged, despite being part of the area supposed to be protected under the fraught [https://web.archive.org/web/20111004182654/http://australia.gov.au/AGOSP/global_site/library/documents/Tasmanian_Forests_Intergovernmental_Agreement.pdf Forests Intergovernmental Agreement] (IGA). She was forced down from the tree 15 months later due to a bushfire.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-03-07 |title=Australian tree-sitter ends 15-month protest after bushfire |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/21698875 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171014042637/http://www.bbc.com/news/21698875 |archive-date=2017-10-14 |access-date=2013-06-02 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref>