Forest Resources

VicForests failure to attain FSC accreditation summary from Woodmark.

The Victorian Governments State of the Forests Report 2008

The Victorian Auditor Generals Report on the Audit of DSE and VicForests. Despite being planned for 7 years, Treasurer John Lenders, wrangled it out of an election year and claimed the Timber Industry Strategy report was going to cover the same ground. It did not. VAGO's audit would have revealed that current forest operations are NOT sustainable. The TIS assesment gave the government an internal view of the problems facing the financial woes plaguing VicForests (not for public release), unlike the VAGO audit.

A letter received by invitees to the audit of VicForests and The DSE declining engagement.

This paper aims to provide preliminary public feedback following the evaluation of

VicForests against FSC Principles and Criteria by Woodmark Soil Association.

A summary of gaps in Victoria's ability to measure sustainability in forestry.

Timber Industry Strategy Review by the Department of Treasury and finance 2010 - for VicForests

A tree hollow dynamics simulation model
I.R. Balla,*, D.B. Lindenmayerb, H.P. Possinghamc
aDepartment of Applied Mathematics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
bCentre for Resource and Environmental Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
cDepartment of Environmental Science, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
Accepted 7 January 1999

The independent report by Prof Brendan Mackey, Dr James Watson and Dr Graeme Worboys presents the scientific basis for establishing a conservation corridor along the Great Eastern Ranges from the Australina Alps near Melbourne to the Atherton Tablelands and beyond in far north Queensland.
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/ger/science.htm

There has been increasing interest over recent years in the concept of connectivity at a continental scale, particularly as a response to improving the resilience of our biodiversity and ecosystems to the anticipated impacts of climate change. In 2006, the Environment Heritage and Protection Council (EPHC) considered the issue of a possible continental-scale corridor extending along Australia’s great eastern ranges from Victoria through NSW to Atherton in Queensland.

The EPHC established an Interstate Agency Working Group (Alps to Atherton Connectivity Conservation Working Group) comprising the following members:
? New South Wales – Ian Pulsford (Convenor), Department of Environment, Climate Change and
Water
? Commonwealth – Dr Charlie Zammitt, Department of Environment Water Heritage and the Arts
? Queensland – Anita Haenfler, Department of Environment and Resource Management
? Australian Capital Territory – Sharon Lane, Department of Municipal Services and Environment
? Victoria – Nina Cullen, Department of Sustainability and Environment, and Phil Peggler, Parks
Victoria.

The Interstate Agency Working Group agreed that there was a need for a ‘proof of concept’ report outlining the scientific principles that underpin the concept of a continental-scale connectivity conservation approach to Australia’s great eastern ranges. It was also agreed that the report should be undertaken by an independent internationally recognised Australian scientist.

Following a decision of the EPHC in April 2008, the Interstate Agency Working Group now reports to
the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council (NRMMC).