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Reports & ResourcesDEC 2008NEW - Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme White PaperThis paper outlines the final design of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and the medium-term, target range for reducing carbon pollution. It follows the Green Paper released in July. Issues of reforestation and deforesation are covered in Chapter 6 (sections 6.13 & 6.14). NOV 2008NEW - National Plantation Inventory 2008 UpdateThe update highlights that the:
For a copy of the update go to the BRS (online) Shop: affashop.gov.au/product.asp?prodid=13940 NOV 2008NEW - Australian Forest ProfilesA series of nine profiles covering Australia's main forest types. They provide information on a wide range of economic uses and other values that forests hold for all Australians For a copy of the update go to the BRS (online) Shop: affashop.gov.au/product.asp?prodid=14096 SEPT 2008Senate Standing Committee Report - Forest Carbon Sinks LegislationIssues include prime agricultural land, rural community impacts, taxation treatment, land title situation, permanency, non-contiguous plantings, managed investment schemes and water. Download Standing Committee Report (416Kb PDF) JULY 2008Climate Change (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) GreenpaperThe Federal Government position on climate change and preferred policy responses arising from the Garnaut Report. Section 2.8 deals with forestry. Download Climate Change Greenpaper (3.2Mb PDF) May 2008UPDATED - Australian Plantations Legislative and Regulatory FrameworkThe review, current June 2007, identifies a range of legislative instruments and regulatory processes associated with plantation development at the Commonwealth Government level, and across all States and Territories of Australia. Summary table of key legislative issues has been updated with 2008 information. Download Legislative and Regulatory Review (587 kb PDF) APRIL 2008Plantation Facts SheetsA series of facts sheets on various plantation issues which summarise some recent research and distill the findings into a number of key facts. Download Plantations and Carbon Facts (1.4 Mb PDF) Download Plantations and Managed Investment Scheme Facts (1.9 Mb PDF) Download Plantations and Water Facts (1.6 Mb PDF) Download Plantations and Investment/Employment Facts (1.7 Mb PDF) APRIL 2008The Changing Face of Australia's ForestsThis publication summarises changes in Australia’s forests and forest industry since the National Forest Policy Statement (NFPS) was agreed in 1992. Download Changing Face of Australia's Forests (1.5 Mb PDF) OCTOBER 2007Plantations and Water UseThis report by the Bureau of Rural Sciences provides the lastest information on water use in rural catchments from plantations. Download Plantation Water Use (864 kb PDF) AUgust 2007Australia's Plantation Log Supply 2005-2049This report by the National Plantation Inventory forecasts the future supply of sawlogs and pulpwood from plantations by region and nationally. Download Plantation Log Supply (2,822 kb PDF) AUgust 2007Private Property Plantations in the Landscape in Tasmania inDecember 2006Plantations (both hardwood and softwood) are a significant feature in Tasmania’s landscape, and have been for almost half a century. The paper presents facts about Tasmania’s private plantation estate. Download Private Plantations in Tasmania (893 kb PDF) MAY 2007Australia's Plantations 2007The National Plantation Inventory Update for 2007 has been launched with area figures including 2006 plantings. Download Australia's Plantations 2007 (977 kb PDF) OCTOBER 2006Australia's Plantations 2006The National Plantation Inventory has been collecting data and reporting on Australia's plantations since 1993. Comprehensive map-based reports are published about every five years and update reports are provided in other years. Australia's Plantations 2006 is the third comprehensive report and provides area data current to December 2005. Download Australia's Plantations 2006 (5.1 Mb PDF) OCTOBER 2006Pesticides in Plantations - The use of chemical pesticides by the Australian plantation forest industry SUMMARY REPORTThe Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation have produced a report that has reviewed and assessed the:
Downoad Pesticides in Plantations - Summary Report (1.7 Mb PDF) OCTOBER 2006Forests, Wood and Australia's Carbon BalanceThe Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation and the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Accounting have produced a new information brochure, "Forests, Wood and Australia's Carbon Balance" that clarifies the extent to which commercial forests and wood products in service remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Downoad Forests, Wood and Australia's Carbon Balance. (1.1 Mb PDF) AUGUST 2006Central Victorian Farm Plantations & SMARTimbers Study Trip May-June 2006 ReportAndrew Lang has been travelling again - this time to the USA, Scandinavia and Ireland, investigating sustainable forest management and processing of harvest waste for bioenergy as well as attending three conferences; the Smallwood conference in Richmond, Virginia, the World Bioenergy Conference in Jonkoping, Sweden and the IUFRO 3.08 group annual conference in Galway, Ireland - with the topic 'Small-scale forestry and rural development'. In his trip report Andrew applies his trip learnings to the potential development of private forestry in Victoria. Download Ways to develop Victorian private forestry: Report from a study trip over May & June 2006. (165 Kb PDF) jUNE 2006Plantations and WaterDr Ian Prosser and Dr Phil Polglase, researchers with CSIRO Land & Water and 'ensis' respectively, have prepared a brief summary of current scientific knowledge in relation to the impacts of plantations and forests on water quality and quantity. Download Summary of Knowledge On Forests and Water (34 Kb PDF) jUNE 2006The Possibility of Plantations: Integrating Ecological Forestry into Plantation SystemsA recent report by the National Wildlife Federation (USA) seeks to show the innovation underway in many parts of the world to better integrate wildlife and biodiversity needs within plantation forest systems. The authors positively answer the question 'Can forest and plantation managers do a better job of integrating biodiversity and non-timber values into plantation forest systems?' The publication is also complementary to the 2 recent publications from Australia accessible below. Download the report The Possibiity of Plantations: Integrating Ecological Forestry into Plantation Systems (1.96 Mb PDF) MAY 2006Productive Trees, Healthy LandscapesCentral Victorian Farm Plantations has recently launched this guide to improving biodiversity in private forestry within their region. The booklet has been produced to assist landholders, plantation owners and the general community to better understand how commercial trees can contribute to enhanced biodiversity in rural landscapes. The booklet was prepared with support from the Corangamite CMA and the National Action Plan for Salinity & Water Quality. Download the booklet Productive Trees, Healthy Landscapes: (2.11Mb PDF) may 2006Protecting and Enhancing Biodiversity in a Plantation LandscapeIn collaboration with Greening Australia Victoria, the Green Triangle Regional Plantation Committee , has launched a brochure of plantation biodiversity case studies to highlight the importance of maintaining and enhancing biodiversity within the total environment as part of plantation management. . Download the brochure Protecting and enhancing biodiversity in a plantation landscape: (1.24 Mb PDF) APRIL 2006New Forests - Wood Production and Environmental ServicesThere is no question that the timber industry needs to adopt sustainable practices that ensure a future for the industry. This new book goes well beyond simply growing commercial tree plantations for wood production. It explores new forests that can supply environmental services such as salinity mitigation and carbon sequestration together with commercial wood production in an environment beyond the boundaries of traditional forestry. New Forests targets agricultural landscapes affected by salinity and which have rainfall less than 650 mm per year. The book addresses vital issues such as where tree planting might best be pursued, what species and technologies should be used for establishment and later management, how productivity can be improved, what mix of environmental services and commercial goods is optimum, and whether the likely net benefits justify the change in land use and requisite investment. Purchase the book : New Forests MARCH 2006Forests and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation (FWPRDC) - Latest informationRemember - latest information for FWPRDC projects is available in the 'Whats New' section of their website. Link to FWPRDC website : www.fwprdc.org.au FEBRUARY 2006Responsibility of scientists for balanced communication - Forests in the landscape for wood production and environmental careDr Sadanandan Nambiar, Honorary Fellow with CSIRO/ensis discusses the responsibility of scientists in communicating science to the world at large, with particular reference to the role and value of planted forests. Download a copy of the paper: Forests in the landscape for wood production and environmental care (33.4kb PDF) JANUARY 2006Access the Australian Pine Log Price Index On-lineThe APLPI is now available on the KPMG website. JANUARY 2006Non Industrial Private Forestry –Tour 2005 – Report by Andrew LangAndrew Lang has been roaming the planet again, on a study trip part funded by the Corangamite CMA Susan Hickey Memorial fund. The report describes his investigations in the following areas: Sweden - Overview of Swedish forestry; SodraSkog: A NIPF owners association in full swing; Knared - Insight into a family-owned mill operation; Lithuania. The IUFRO conference, and ideas from Ireland; Denmark. SDS, the state-supported, self-funded extension service; USA - Timbergreen Farm: a good living from 'one tree an acre per year’; Kickapoo Woods Cooperative: externally funded extension; Wisconsin state DNR services to NIPF; Wisconsin renewable energy and bio-fuel; North American Farm Forestry conference, impressions of USA; Snowy Peaks Reforestation - 25 years of value-adding; Headwaters Co-op - lateral approaches to value-adding; and Canada - Ecolumber Co-operative: realising commercial profits through forest certification, and targeted marketing. Download a copy of the report: NIPF_Andrew Lang 2005 (118kb PDF) November 2006Socioeconomic impacts of plantation forestry in the Great Southern region (WA)This report shows the key findings of a recent study conducted by the Bureau of Rural Sciences, examining socioeconomic impacts of plantation expansion in the Great Southern region of Western Australia between 1991 and 2004. The study was funded by the Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation. Socioeconomic impacts of plantation forestry in the South West Slopes region (NSW)This publication reports on the key findings of a recent study conducted by the Bureau of Rural Sciences, examining socioeconomic impacts of plantation expansion in the South West Slopes of New South Wales between 1991 and 2004. The study was funded by the Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation. http://www.affashop.gov.au/product.asp?prodid=13286 August 2005A Web of Trees—Reconnecting the landscape and the communityThis booklet describes significant landscape change in the Yan Yan Gurt creek catchment in the foothills of the Otway Ranges in south western Victoria between 1990 and 2002, where forest cover increased from 6% to 21%. This increase in forest cover was achieved by the local land managers, with the assistance of the Otway Agroforestry Network (OAN). A community based agroforestry network, OAN was set up by with government support in 1993, to assist land managers to design and manage multi purpose forests that best match their own social, environmental and economic interests. The booklet also provides an excellent example of how a community can effectively measure the ‘footprint’ of its activity. Download a copy of the booklet: Web of trees-72 (496kb PDF) August 2005Forestry in the Agricultural Landscape – A Review of the Science of Plantation Forestry in VictoriaThe Private Forestry Council of Victoria commissioned a review to provide the latest scientific information for councils when making decisions about uptake of tree-growing enterprises through their policies. The review evaluates scientific evidence on soil disturbance, erosion, soil acidity, nutrient depletion, and the use of chemicals including fertilisers, pesticides and herbicides. It also examines the socioeconomic implications of plantation development. This report and a summary can be viewed on the Department of Primary Industries website, www.dpi.vic.gov.au/privateforestry. June 2005Prospects for high value hardwood timber plantations in the ‘dry’ tropics of northern AustraliaThe working papers presented at the ‘Prospects for high value hardwood timber plantations in the ‘dry’ tropics of northern Australia’ workshop held at Mareeba from 19 to 21 October 2004 are now available on this website. The workshop was sponsored by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Joint Venture Agroforestry Project, Australian Forest Growers, Northern Territory Government Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development and Queensland Government Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. June 2005Timber industry’s future depends on ordinary investors’ continued backing of Managed Investment Scheme SectorThis article supplied courtesy of the Australian Forest Grower Autumn 2005, and written by Alan Cummine, Executive Director-Treefarm Investment Managers Australia (TIMA), explores the current status of the plantation managed investment scheme sector. Download a copy of the article: AFG Autumn 2005 - MIS Article.pdf June 2005Forestry Integrated into Agriculture: A landholders' guide to plantation and farming economics in Corangamite.This publication explores the economics of case study farms with and without farm forestry activities integrated into their existing agricultural enterprises, in the Corangamite region of Victoria. Download a copy of the brochure: For_Ag_Corangamite_brochure.pdf June 2005Forestry Integrated into Agriculture: A landholders' guide to plantation and farming economics in North West VictoriaThis publication explores a number of case studies that compare the individual property economics of scenarios with and without farm forestry activities integrated into existing agricultural enterprises. Download a copy of the brochure: For_Ag_NWVic_brochure.pdf June 2005Forestry as Agriculture: a landholders' guide to plantation and farming economics in Gippsland.This booklet provides information and case studies that are specific to cleared agricultural land in the Gippsland region. It provides a factual and financial guide for landowners to use in assessing whether plantation forestry is a suitable and feasible enterprise for their farming property. Download a copy of the brochure: Plantations & Farming_Gippsland.pdf June 2005‘Private Forestry timber marketing, value adding, and sustainable management certification in North America, Europe, Scandinavia and Japan.’ Report on a Churchill Fellowship Study Tour 2003 Andrew Lang SMARTimbers Marketing Cooperative, VictoriaAndrew’s study tour aimed to resolve how a timber marketing cooperative could become viable in a country where there was no real culture of private forestry marketing and value adding, and where there was limited resource and undeveloped markets for the envisioned products. To consider solutions to the above conundrums he needed to look further than at the marketing associations he visited in various countries, and wound up looking at the culture, history and politics of each country. Download a copy of the report: Revised Churchill report.pdf June 2005Australian Forestry Plantations – Planting for the futureIn partnership with Invest Australia, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry have prepared a brochure outlining Australia as a strategic destination for international forestry plantation investment. The brochure is currently available in English and Chinese and will soon be available in Korean. Download Chinese brochure: Plantations_SChinese_FINAL.pdf Download English brochure: ia0500139 Plantations Snapshot, English FINAL.pdf May 2005Updated Australian Pine Log Price IndexThis is the December 2004 update of the Australian Pine Log Price Index (APLPI), thanks to Hancock Victorian Plantations, ACT Forests, Forests NSW, Queensland DPI Forestry and Forestry SA. The APLPI tracks softwood log price movements for a range of products over time, and is a useful resource for softwood growers seeking a reliable source of published market information. (Please note - the June 2004 version is still available on this site) Download a copy of the Australian Pine Log Price Index (24 pages | 284kb) May 2005Timber Plantations and Managed Investment Schemes - Essential Tax BasicsTimber plantations are sometimes incorrectly perceived to be the beneficiaries of ‘incentives’ or ‘subsidies’ through the Australian taxation system. Consequently, the tax treatment of plantation forestry is also sometimes incorrectly targeted as the direct cause of land use change associated with plantation establishment on cleared agricultural land. Australian Forest Growers (AFG) and its special interest branch, Treefarm Investment Managers Australia (TIMA), have prepared an information sheet explaining the tax treatment of plantation forestry and the managed investment scheme (MIS) structure through which much plantation forestry is financed. Download a copy of the Information Sheet (2 pages | 136kb) May 2005National Plantation Inventory 2005 UpdateThe National Plantation Inventory 2005 Update was launched by Australian Forestry and Conservation Minister, Senator Ian Macdonald at the final in a series of forestry investment workshops in Hobart on 29 April 2005. The update highlights that the:
For a copy of the update go to the BRS (online) Shop: affashop.gov.au/product.asp?prodid=13126 May 2005New Publications from the Joint Venture Agroforestry ProgramThe Joint Venture Agroforestry Program (JVAP) has recently released a suite of new publications covering a broad range of farm forestry and agroforestry related topics. The new publications complement the already extensive list of JVAP publications. To view the catalogue of all Rural Industry Research and Development Corporation publications - including the new & existing JVAP publications - go to: www.rirdc.gov.au/2005PubCatweb.pdf Orders can be placed by: April 20052020 Vision Progress ReportPlantations for Australia: The 2020 Vision ‘A Progress Report by the 2020 Vision Partners’ was released in April 2005. Prepared one third of the way into the strategy time horizon, the report provides a detailed discussion of progress against each of the 16 ‘Actions’ detailed in Plantations for Australia: the 2020 Vision. The report identifies opportunities and challenges requiring attention by the 2020 Vision partners into the future. Download the Progress Report (53 pages | 1.1 mb PDF). April 2005Eucalypt plantations as habitat for wildlifeA team of biologists from the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research (Department of Sustainability & Environment, Victoria) are collaborating with Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation and the Natural Heritage Trust to improve understanding of the benefits that plantations may provide for native wildlife. Here is a brief report describing their early observations. Download the Report (2 pages | 56kb PDF). |
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