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  • Australia's State of the Forests Report
    • Synthesis 2023
    • Criterion 1: Conservation of biological diversity
      • 1.1a.i Forest area by type
        • 1.1a.i Supporting information
      • 1.1a.ii Forest area by tenure
        • 1.1a.ii Supporting information
      • 1.1a.iii Forest area in RFA regions
        • 1.1a.iii Supporting information
      • 1.1a.iv Forest area change over time
        • 1.1a.iv Supporting information
      • 1.1c: Area of forest protected for conservation
        • 1.1c: supporting information
      • 1.2a: Forest dwelling species
        • 1.2a: supporting information
      • 1.2b: Threatened forest dwelling species
        • 1.2b: supporting information
      • 1.3a: Species at risk from loss of genetic variation
        • 1.3a: supporting information
      • 1.3b: Genetic resource conservation
        • 1.3b: supporting information
    • Criterion 2: Productive capacity of forest ecosystems
      • 2.1a: Native forest available for wood production and the area harvested
      • 2.1b: Age class and growing stock of plantations
      • 2.1c: Annual removal of wood products compared to sustainable volumes
        • 2.1c.i Sustainable yield and harvest levels (2024)
        • 2.1c.ii Removals by log type (2024)
        • 2.1c.iii Forecast national log availability (2024)
      • 2.1e: Harvested area regenerated or re-established
    • Criterion 3: Ecosystem health and vitality
      • 3.1a: Forest health and vitality
        • 3.1a Supporting information
      • 3.1b: Area of forest burnt
        • 3.1b: supporting Information
    • Criterion 4: Soil and water resources
      • 4.1a: Area of forest managed for protective functions
    • Criterion 5: Forest contribution to global carbon cycles
      • 5.1a: Carbon in forests and forest products
    • Criterion 6: Socioeconomic benefits to meet the needs of societies
      • 6.1a: Value and volume of wood and wood products
        • 6.1a: supporting information
      • 6.1d: Production, consumption, import/export of wood and non-wood products
      • 6.2b: Investment in research and development
        • 6.2b: supporting information
      • 6.4a: Indigenous forest estate
      • 6.5a: Direct and indirect employment
        • 6.5a: supporting information
      • 6.5b: Wage rates and injury rates
        • 6.5b: supporting information
      • 6.5c: Resilience of forest dependent communities
        • 6.5c: supporting information
      • 6.5d: Resilience of forest dependent Indigenous communities
        • 6.5d: supporting information
    • Criterion 7: Legal, institutional and economic framework for conservation and sustainable management
      • 7.1a: Legal framework
        • 7.1a: supporting information
      • 7.1b: Institutional framework
        • 7.1b: supporting information
      • 7.1e: Capacity to conduct and apply research and development
        • 7.1e supporting information
    • About Australia’s State of the Forests Report
    • Past reporting
      • Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018
        • Executive summary
          • Data
        • Criterion 1 Conservation of biological diversity
        • Criterion 2: Maintenance of productive capacity of forest ecosystems
        • Criterion 3: Maintenance of ecosystem health and vitality
        • Criterion 4: Conservation and maintenance of soil and water resources
        • Criterion 5: Maintenance of forest contribution to global carbon cycles
        • Criterion 6: Maintenance and enhancement of long-term multiple socioeconomic benefits to meet the needs of societies
        • Criterion 7: Legal, institutional and economic framework for forest conservation and sustainable management
        • Maps and other graphics
        • Data
      • Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013
      • Australia's State of the Forests Report 2008
      • Australia's State of the Forests Report 2003
      • Australia's State of the Forests Report 1998
    • Mandates and drivers for Australia's State of the Forests Report
    • Benefits of producing Australia's State of the Forests Reports

Benefits of producing Australia's State of the Forests Reports

Articulating the benefits of producing Australia's State of the Forests Report​s​ (SOFRs) ​is an element of reviewing the production of the reports, as a way of ensuring that identified benefits are maintained through any change to how the reports are produced. A 'SOFR benefits paper' was therefore prepared by ABARES on behalf of the National Forest Inventory Steering Committee and the Montréal Process Implementation Group for Australia, and was endorsed for publication by the Forestry and Forest Products Committee, which reports to the Australian Agriculture Ministers Forum.

The comprehensive and consistent nature of the SOFR series, and the wide range of users, leads to the following benefits of producing the series:

  • Informed policy and decision-making
  • Informed industry development and improved capacity to inform decision-making, regionally, nationally and internationally
  • Improved trade and market access from the reassurance and confidence provided to communities about the sustainable management of Australia's forests
  • Informed research and analysis by consultants and academics
  • An informed community.

Other outcomes from the preparation and production of the SOFR series include:

  • Fulfilling national legislative and policy obligations
  • Efficient compilation of data facilitated by the formal structure of the Montréal Process framework of criteria and indicators​
  • Efficient input into national and international reporting
  • Efficient state and regional reporting
  • Compatibility with certification frameworks

The full paper Benefits of producing Australia's State of the Forests Reports is available for download in PDF  [0.4 MB] and MSWord​  [<0.1 MB] formats. 

Also available is a summary of the Mandates and drivers for Australia's State of the Forests Report​.

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