Forest Resources
Old Growth Forests In Australia - Conservation Status and Significance for Timber Production
Science for Decision Makers is a series published by the Bureau of Rural Sciences. It describes the latest developments in scientific advice, assessments or tools relating to agricultural, fisheries and forestry industries, including their supporting communities.
State of the World's Forest Report 2009
This eighth biennial issue of State of the World’s Forests considers the unfolding future of forests and forestry at the sub-regional, regional and global levels. Based on the most recent of FAO’s periodic forest sector outlook studies, it examines the impact that external factors such as demographic, economic, institutional and technological changes may have on forests. With globalisation and improved communications, the regional scenarios will be increasingly interlinked. However, some countries and regions are better prepared to face the upcoming challenges and take advantage of emerging opportunities, while others still lack essential institutional, legal and economic conditions to manage their forest resources in a sustainable manner.
Logging History and Proposed Logging of the Victorian Central Highlands
Logging history and proposed logging of the Victorian Central Highlands, including fire-severity mapping in PDF format. Use your mouse to zoom into the detail.
The National Reserve System
A protected area is a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed through legal or other effective means to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. Read More
Victorian Sustainable Timber Act 2004
Management procedures for timber harvesting, roading and regeneration in state forests 2009
Management prescriptions for the logging of Victoria's native forests
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Australia's State of the Forests Report 2008
In 1992, the Australian Government and state and territory governments issued a National Forest Policy Statement , which set out a vision and goals, objectives and policies for Australia's forests and committed governments to prepare a national State of the Forests Report (SOFR) every five years.
This is the third report on the state of Australia's forests. Its purpose is to keep the public informed about Australia's forests, to show how they might be changing, and to indicate positive and negative trends. It also helps Australia to report the state of its forests to the world.