❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren questions the definition and timeframe of 'sustained yield' in WA's Indigenous State forests, as mandated by the Conservation and Land Management Act. The Minister's answer clarifies that sustained yield includes both quantity and quality of timber, projecting woodflows to 2070 with consideration to 2110.
AnsweredQoN 1236Legislative Council
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(1) Given that section 55(1a) of the
Conservation and Land Management Act 1984
requires that a management plan for an Indigenous State forest or timber reserve shall specify the purpose, or combination of purposes, for which it is reserved being,
inter alia
, timber production on a sustained yield basis, does sustained yield refer to quantity of timber, quality of timber, or both quantity and quality of timber?
(2) Is the time frame for the sustained yield of quantity of timber, quality of timber, and both quantity and quality of timber for 10 years, 25 years, 50 years, 100 years, perpetuity or other (please specify)?
(3) On what basis has this time frame been chosen?
Conservation and Land Management Act 1984
requires that a management plan for an Indigenous State forest or timber reserve shall specify the purpose, or combination of purposes, for which it is reserved being,
inter alia
, timber production on a sustained yield basis, does sustained yield refer to quantity of timber, quality of timber, or both quantity and quality of timber?
(2) Is the time frame for the sustained yield of quantity of timber, quality of timber, and both quantity and quality of timber for 10 years, 25 years, 50 years, 100 years, perpetuity or other (please specify)?
(3) On what basis has this time frame been chosen?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 August 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
91 days
For the current Forest Management Plan (2014-2023), the sustained yield is the yield of first and second grade sawlogs that the forest available for timber harvesting can produce for an extended period of time, given the settings in the plan. (1) The sustained yield includes quantity and quality of timber. (2) The sustained yield is informed by projection of projects sawlog woodflows to 2070, with consideration of woodlflows to 2110. (3) The timeframe relates to the period between harvests and the period over which realistic estimates can be generated.
(1) The sustained yield includes quantity and quality of timber. (2) The sustained yield is informed by projection of projects sawlog woodflows to 2070, with consideration of woodlflows to 2110. (3) The timeframe relates to the period between harvests and the period over which realistic estimates can be generated.
(2) The sustained yield is informed by projection of projects sawlog woodflows to 2070, with consideration of woodlflows to 2110. (3) The timeframe relates to the period between harvests and the period over which realistic estimates can be generated.
(3) The timeframe relates to the period between harvests and the period over which realistic estimates can be generated.
(1) The sustained yield includes quantity and quality of timber. (2) The sustained yield is informed by projection of projects sawlog woodflows to 2070, with consideration of woodlflows to 2110. (3) The timeframe relates to the period between harvests and the period over which realistic estimates can be generated.
(2) The sustained yield is informed by projection of projects sawlog woodflows to 2070, with consideration of woodlflows to 2110. (3) The timeframe relates to the period between harvests and the period over which realistic estimates can be generated.
(3) The timeframe relates to the period between harvests and the period over which realistic estimates can be generated.
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