❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren asks about the area of native, jarrah, karri, and marri forests available for timber production under the Forest Management Plan 2014-2023, and whether these figures include fauna habitat and diverse ecotype zones. The Minister provides specific hectare figures for native, jarrah, and karri forests, clarifies that marri is not identified separately, and confirms that the figures exclude fauna habitat and diverse ecotype zones.
AnsweredQoN 759Legislative Council
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(1) Under the Forest Management Plan 2014-2023, what is the area of each of the following available for timber production: (a) native forest; (b) jarrah forest; (c) karri forest; and (d) marri forest? (2) Do these figures include: (a) fauna habitat zones; and (b) diverse ecotype zones?
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Answered
18 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Environment
Response time
26 days
(1) (a) 848 880 hectares of native forest ecosystems on lands vested in the
Conservation Commission of Western Australia. An additional 3 590 hectares is available on freehold land held in the name of the Conservation and Land Management (CALM) Executive Body.
(b) 755 780 hectares of jarrah forest ecosystem on lands vested in the Conservation Commission and 2 380 hectares on CALM Executive Body freehold land.
(c) 58 780 hectares of karri native forest ecosystems on land vested in the Conservation Commission and 1 210 hectares on CALM Executive Body freehold land.
(d) The area of marri is not identified separately. Marri occurs in varying proportions in the dominant native forest species, jarrah, karri and wandoo.
(2) (a)-(b) No
Conservation Commission of Western Australia. An additional 3 590 hectares is available on freehold land held in the name of the Conservation and Land Management (CALM) Executive Body.
(b) 755 780 hectares of jarrah forest ecosystem on lands vested in the Conservation Commission and 2 380 hectares on CALM Executive Body freehold land.
(c) 58 780 hectares of karri native forest ecosystems on land vested in the Conservation Commission and 1 210 hectares on CALM Executive Body freehold land.
(d) The area of marri is not identified separately. Marri occurs in varying proportions in the dominant native forest species, jarrah, karri and wandoo.
(2) (a)-(b) No
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