❓ Dr. Edwards questions the Minister for the Environment regarding the amount of land available for logging after the RFA and subsequent decisions, broken down by land category and ecosystem type. The Minister provides a total area for State forest, timber reserves and freehold land, with a detailed breakdown provided in a tabled paper.
AnsweredQoN 671Legislative Assembly
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671. Dr EDWARDS to the Minister for the Environment:
(1) As a result of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA), the Ferguson report and subsequent Government decisions, how many hectares of -
(a) State forest;
(b) timber reserves; and
(c) other categories of public land (specifically),
are now available for logging within the RFA area?
(2) For each of the above categories, will the Minister provide a breakdown
for the area of -
(a) jarrah forest ecosystems;
(b) jarrah woodland ecosystems;
(c) karri forest ecosystems;
(d) wandoo forest ecosystems;
(e) wandoo woodland ecosystems;
(f) bullich and yate;
(g) Darling Scarp vegetation;
(h) peppermint and coastal heath;
(i) rocky outcrops;
(j) sand dunes;
(k) shrub, herb and sedgelands;
(l) swamps;
(m) Swan Coastal Plain vegetation;
(n) Dandaragan Plateau vegetation;
(o) Western Wheatbelt vegetation;
(p) exotic species and cleared land;
(q) water; and
(r) Crown land not classified for any of the above?
(1) As a result of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA), the Ferguson report and subsequent Government decisions, how many hectares of -
(a) State forest;
(b) timber reserves; and
(c) other categories of public land (specifically),
are now available for logging within the RFA area?
(2) For each of the above categories, will the Minister provide a breakdown
for the area of -
(a) jarrah forest ecosystems;
(b) jarrah woodland ecosystems;
(c) karri forest ecosystems;
(d) wandoo forest ecosystems;
(e) wandoo woodland ecosystems;
(f) bullich and yate;
(g) Darling Scarp vegetation;
(h) peppermint and coastal heath;
(i) rocky outcrops;
(j) sand dunes;
(k) shrub, herb and sedgelands;
(l) swamps;
(m) Swan Coastal Plain vegetation;
(n) Dandaragan Plateau vegetation;
(o) Western Wheatbelt vegetation;
(p) exotic species and cleared land;
(q) water; and
(r) Crown land not classified for any of the above?
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Answered
23 November 2000
Response time
78 days
The Minister Replied:
(1) Following the Forest Management Plan 1994-2003, Regional Forest Agreement and the Ministerial Advisory Group report on karri and tingle, the area of multiple-use CALM estate within which timber harvesting is permitted is as follows.
Hectares
(a) State forest 1,091,080
(b) Timber reserves 44,700
(c) Freehold land held in the name of the Executive Director 20,080
(2) See tabled paper.
(1) Following the Forest Management Plan 1994-2003, Regional Forest Agreement and the Ministerial Advisory Group report on karri and tingle, the area of multiple-use CALM estate within which timber harvesting is permitted is as follows.
Hectares
(a) State forest 1,091,080
(b) Timber reserves 44,700
(c) Freehold land held in the name of the Executive Director 20,080
(2) See tabled paper.
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