❓ The parliamentary question seeks data on land added to WA's conservation estate between 2021-2024, including land related to offset agreements, and future proposals. The answer provides specific hectare figures and outlines the 'Plan for Our Parks' and Forest Management Plan.
AnsweredQoN 2172Legislative Council
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(1) How much land was placed into the conservation
estate in: (a) 2024; (b) 2023; (c) 2022; and (d) 2021? (2) How much of the land placed into the conservation estate between
2021 and 2024 is
also part of an offset agreement? (3) What are the current proposals to increase the conservation estate (if any)? (4) How many of the proposals identified at (3) are part of an offset proposal?
estate in: (a) 2024; (b) 2023; (c) 2022; and (d) 2021? (2) How much of the land placed into the conservation estate between
2021 and 2024 is
also part of an offset agreement? (3) What are the current proposals to increase the conservation estate (if any)? (4) How many of the proposals identified at (3) are part of an offset proposal?
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Answered
16 October 2024
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment
Response time
5 days
1. Answer
a. 1,363,786 hectares in 2023–24 financial year;
b. 1,674,081 hectares in 2022–23 financial year;
c. 149,969 hectares in 2021–22 financial year; and
d. 85,073 hectares in 2020–21 financial year.
2. 3114 hectares.
3. Plan for Our Parks will see the conservation estate increase by five million hectares by the end of 2024. Over the term of the Forest Management Plan 2024–2033, the State Government has committed to adding at least 400,000 hectares of forests to the conservation reserve system.
4. The additional 400,000 hectares of forests to be added to the conservation reserve system through the Forest Management Plan 2024–2033 includes the reservation of lands acquired as environmental offsets which are currently held in State-managed freehold.
a. 1,363,786 hectares in 2023–24 financial year;
b. 1,674,081 hectares in 2022–23 financial year;
c. 149,969 hectares in 2021–22 financial year; and
d. 85,073 hectares in 2020–21 financial year.
2. 3114 hectares.
3. Plan for Our Parks will see the conservation estate increase by five million hectares by the end of 2024. Over the term of the Forest Management Plan 2024–2033, the State Government has committed to adding at least 400,000 hectares of forests to the conservation reserve system.
4. The additional 400,000 hectares of forests to be added to the conservation reserve system through the Forest Management Plan 2024–2033 includes the reservation of lands acquired as environmental offsets which are currently held in State-managed freehold.
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