❓ Question seeks information on research regarding old-growth forests, high conservation values, and the impact of logging in WA. The answer provides limited information, indicating ongoing assessments and acknowledging the impact of logging on certain conservation values.
AnsweredQoN 808Legislative Assembly
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(1) What research has been undertaken in Western Australia’s jarrah and karri forests to show that a forest meeting the currently accepted definition of ‘old growth’ also contains features or characteristics that qualify it as being of high conservation value?
(2) Has research been carried out to determine if high conservation values within old growth forests change over time?
(3) Do any of Western Australia’s production forests contain features or characteristics that are of high conservation value and, if yes, can general examples of these features or characteristics be given?
(4) What research exists that shows logging of nature forests to be having unsustainable impacts on high conservation values?
(2) Has research been carried out to determine if high conservation values within old growth forests change over time?
(3) Do any of Western Australia’s production forests contain features or characteristics that are of high conservation value and, if yes, can general examples of these features or characteristics be given?
(4) What research exists that shows logging of nature forests to be having unsustainable impacts on high conservation values?
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Answered
16 October 2001
Responded by
Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
69 days
(2) Research has been carried out to characterise conservation values in old-growth forests and through time this will provide a basis for determination as to whether high conservation values change over time. As old-growth status may change through time due to aging of the forest and subsequent natural regeneration, this aspect of high conservation value can be expected to change over time. (3) An assessment of high conservation values in State forest not proposed for reservation will be undertaken through the development of the new Forest Management Plan. (4) There are a number of conservation values that are defined on the basis of absence of disturbance by modern technological society, for example old-growth forest, wilderness quality and biophysical naturalness. By definition, disturbances such as timber harvesting impact on these values.
(3) An assessment of high conservation values in State forest not proposed for reservation will be undertaken through the development of the new Forest Management Plan. (4) There are a number of conservation values that are defined on the basis of absence of disturbance by modern technological society, for example old-growth forest, wilderness quality and biophysical naturalness. By definition, disturbances such as timber harvesting impact on these values.
(4) There are a number of conservation values that are defined on the basis of absence of disturbance by modern technological society, for example old-growth forest, wilderness quality and biophysical naturalness. By definition, disturbances such as timber harvesting impact on these values.
(3) An assessment of high conservation values in State forest not proposed for reservation will be undertaken through the development of the new Forest Management Plan. (4) There are a number of conservation values that are defined on the basis of absence of disturbance by modern technological society, for example old-growth forest, wilderness quality and biophysical naturalness. By definition, disturbances such as timber harvesting impact on these values.
(4) There are a number of conservation values that are defined on the basis of absence of disturbance by modern technological society, for example old-growth forest, wilderness quality and biophysical naturalness. By definition, disturbances such as timber harvesting impact on these values.
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