❓ Hon Louise Kingston questions the Minister for Forestry regarding the Forest Products Commission's failure to meet regeneration targets for jarrah forests, specifically the low regeneration completion rate within 30 months. The Minister's response attributes the issue to prescribed burning by DBCA and ongoing collaboration.
AnsweredQoN 1579Legislative Council
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FOREST PRODUCTS
COMMISSION — REGENERATION
1579. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the Minister for Forestry:
I refer to the Forest Products
Commission: Annual report 2022–23 and its key performance indicator
results regarding the ''Effectiveness of forest regeneration''.
In particular, I refer to jarrah, which the FPC reports achieved only 69 per
cent regeneration completed within a 30-month period.
(1) Given the
target KPI is 90 per cent of areas cutover for regeneration completed in 30
months, why has the FPC only achieved 69 per cent?
(2) How does the
FPC intend to make up for lost regeneration in the future, given the FPC also
did not meet this target in 2021–22?
COMMISSION — REGENERATION
1579. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the Minister for Forestry:
I refer to the Forest Products
Commission: Annual report 2022–23 and its key performance indicator
results regarding the ''Effectiveness of forest regeneration''.
In particular, I refer to jarrah, which the FPC reports achieved only 69 per
cent regeneration completed within a 30-month period.
(1) Given the
target KPI is 90 per cent of areas cutover for regeneration completed in 30
months, why has the FPC only achieved 69 per cent?
(2) How does the
FPC intend to make up for lost regeneration in the future, given the FPC also
did not meet this target in 2021–22?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
answer on behalf of the Minister for Forestry.
(1) Forest
regeneration in Jarrah forests is achieved through prescribed burning carried
out by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions as weather
conditions allow.
(2) The Forest
Products Commission will continue to work with DBCA on the regeneration of
areas cutover.
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
answer on behalf of the Minister for Forestry.
(1) Forest
regeneration in Jarrah forests is achieved through prescribed burning carried
out by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions as weather
conditions allow.
(2) The Forest
Products Commission will continue to work with DBCA on the regeneration of
areas cutover.
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