❓ Hon Sally Talbot asks about the costs associated with sustainable forest management, specifically regarding timber harvesting, regeneration, and growth, and whether these costs are recovered. The answer states that DEC doesn't comprehensively record expenditure against these specific activities, and costs are not recovered.
AnsweredQoN 5324Legislative Council
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I refer to the information provided in the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) 2010-11 Annual Report regarding
Service 2: Sustainable Forest Management, 4. Providing for harvesting, regeneration and growth of forest products in accordance with approved management plans and guided by the principles of ecologically sustainable forest management
, and I ask -
(1) What are the costs to DEC of -
(a) reviewing and monitoring silviculture guidelines and preparing reference material and conducting training for silvicultural practices;
(b) monitoring areas subject to timber harvesting and associated treatments; and
(c) reviewing regional harvest plans submitted?
(2) Are any of these costs recovered from the Forest Products Commission or any other agency, organisation or entity?
(3) If yes to (2), which ones and what percentage of the costs are recovered?
(4) If no to (2), from which DEC program does the funding come?
Service 2: Sustainable Forest Management, 4. Providing for harvesting, regeneration and growth of forest products in accordance with approved management plans and guided by the principles of ecologically sustainable forest management
, and I ask -
(1) What are the costs to DEC of -
(a) reviewing and monitoring silviculture guidelines and preparing reference material and conducting training for silvicultural practices;
(b) monitoring areas subject to timber harvesting and associated treatments; and
(c) reviewing regional harvest plans submitted?
(2) Are any of these costs recovered from the Forest Products Commission or any other agency, organisation or entity?
(3) If yes to (2), which ones and what percentage of the costs are recovered?
(4) If no to (2), from which DEC program does the funding come?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
56 days
(1)(a)-(c) Providing the costs attributed to the activities identified in question (1)(a) to (c) is not feasible as the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) does not comprehensively record expenditure against these activities. DEC manages State forest and timber reserves for a range of values, not just timber production. Therefore, financial reporting reflects expenditure to manage these values across the whole of State forest and timber reserves.
(2) No
(3) Not applicable
(4) The Sustainable Forest Management Service
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(2) No
(3) Not applicable
(4) The Sustainable Forest Management Service
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