Tasmanian environmentalists have lost a case that sought to end native forest logging in the state, but may launch an appeal.  Known as the “great forest case”, the Bob Brown Foundation lodged the challenge against the Tasmanian government, the federal government and Tasmanian state-owned logging corporation Sustainable Timber Tasmania in the Federal Court last year.  The foundation said a win would have helped protect the habitat of the critically endangered swift parrot. It argued Tasmania’s regional forest agreements were “fundamentally flawed” and failed to meet the standards of national environmental laws.  Regional forest agreements are legal arrangements between states and the Commonwealth under the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, which is currently under review. They allow for the logging of native timber on public land if certain conditions are met, like protecting endangered species and biodiversity, but have been heavily criticised as ineffective by environmentalists.