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Secondary Forests Australia

  • 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
      • 1.1b: Area of forest by growth stage
      • 1.1c: Area of forest protected for conservation
        • 1.1c: supporting information
      • 1.1d: Fragmentation of forest cover
        • 1.1d: supporting information
      • 1.2a: Forest dwelling species
        • 1.2a: supporting information
      • 1.2b: Threatened forest dwelling species
        • 1.2b: supporting information
      • 1.2c: Representative species monitored
      • 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)
      • 2.1d: Annual removal of non-wood products compared to sustainable volumes
      • 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
      • 4.1b: Management of the risk of soil erosion
      • 4.1c: Management of the risks to soil physical properties
      • 4.1d: Management of the risks to water quantity
      • 4.1e: Management of the risks to water quality
    • 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
      • 6.1b: Values, quantities and use of non-wood forest products
      • 6.1c: Value of forest based services
      • 6.1d: Production, consumption, import/export of wood and non-wood products
      • 6.1e: Degree of recycling of forest products
      • 6.2a: Investment and expenditure in forest management
      • 6.2b: Investment in research and development
        • 6.2b: supporting information
      • 6.3a: Area available for public recreation/tourism
      • 6.3b: Recreation/tourism activities available
      • 6.4a: Area of forest managed to protect the special values of Indigenous people
      • 6.4b: Registered places of non-Indigenous cultural value protected
      • 6.4c: Indigenous values protected through participation in forest management
      • 6.4d: The importance of forests to people
      • 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
      • 7.1c: Economic framework
      • 7.1d: Capacity to measure and monitor changes
      • 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

Criterion 1: Conservation of biological diversity

Use the links below to access data and information reported for the nine indicators of Criterion 1, noting that Indicator 1.1a is reported across four parts:

Indicator 1.1a Area of forest by forest type and tenure

  • 1.1a.i Forest area by type - updated December 2023
  • 1.1a.ii Forest area by tenure - updated December 2023
  • 1.1a.iii Forest area in Regional Forest Agreement regions - updated December 2023
  • 1.1a.iv Forest area change over time - updated December 2023

Indicator 1.1b Area of forest by growth stage (2018) - to be updated in 2026.

Indicator 1.1c Area of forest in protected area categories (2024) - updated July 2024.

Indicator 1.1d Fragmentation of forest cover (2025) - updated December 2025.

Indicator 1.2a Forest dwelling species for which ecological information is available (2024) - updated October 2024.

Indicator 1.2b The status of forest dwelling species at risk of not maintaining viable breeding populations, as determined by legislation or scientific assessment (2024) - updated October 2024.

Indicator 1.2c Representative species from a range of habitats monitored at scales relevant to regional forest management (2025) - updated December 2025.

Indicator 1.3a Forest associated species at risk from isolation and the loss of genetic variation, and conservation efforts for those species (2024) - updated October 2024.

Indicator 1.3b Native forest and plantations of indigenous timber species which have genetic resource conservation mechanisms in place (2024) - updated October 2024.

This criterion addresses aspects of the conservation of the biological diversity of forests, which is a key part of sustainable forest management​. Biodiversity refers to the full range of plants, animals and microorganisms occurring in a given area, the genes they contain and the ecosystems they form.

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