Hon Christine Sharp asked about the area of jarrah, karri, and wandoo forests. The Minister provided the requested figures, noting that some areas are unproductive due to dieback and are not tracked separately.

AnsweredQoN 1251Legislative Council
Asked
17 September 2003
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the Environment

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(b) karri forest; and (c) wandoo forest,
(c) wandoo forest,

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Answered
23 October 2003
Responded by
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development representing the Minister for the Environment
Response time
36 days
(a) jarrah forest - 707,700 hectares (b) karri forest - 56,300 hectares (c) wandoo forest - 34,300 hectares These areas include some unproductive and dieback-infested forest that would not have contributed to future timber yields. Such areas have not been extracted separately because their extent varies during computations within the scheduling process.
These areas include some unproductive and dieback-infested forest that would not have contributed to future timber yields. Such areas have not been extracted separately because their extent varies during computations within the scheduling process.

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