The process caused environmental destruction in large areas of Tasmania.
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The first international conference on global biosphere protection by UNESCO takes place in Paris in 1968.
The passage of the first forest regulations in India under British rule leads to the establishment of the Imperial Forest Service.
The Erie Canal was the first transportation system between the eastern seaboard and the western interior of the United States that did not require portage.
German physicist Albert Einstein explains the photoelectric effect.
The agreement between Canada and the United States concerns the quality of the Great Lakes Water Basin.
Scientists at Columbia University find that, as a result of nuclear testing, the radioactive isotope Strontium 90 could likely be detected in every human on earth.
Princess Augusta and Lord Bute establish the first botanic garden at Kew.
Fossey becomes a leading expert on mountain gorillas and advocates for their protection.
Abraham Darby introduces coke to the Coalbrookdale blast furnace, leading to a major breakthrough for the production of iron.