The Tasmanian Greens say the timing of a new wood supply contract for the Bell Bay pulp mill is bizarre.
Forestry Tasmania has agreed to supply the mill's developer, Gunns, with 1.5 million cubic metres of timber each year, for 20 years.
Last week the Premier Paul Lennon asked the Commonwealth's main climate change advisor, Ross Garnaut, to examine how forestry affects global warming.
The Wilderness Society says that makes locking in a long-term wood supply deal irresponsible.
The Greens' Tim Morris is aghast.
"It's quite bizarre in that the same week that Paul Lennon goes to Ross Garnaut, Forestry Tasmania signs away the first 20 years."
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