Australia's State of the Forests Report is the national report on the status of all of Australia's forests. It reports on biophysical, conservation, social, cultural and economic aspects of forests across the following topics.
The purpose of Australia's State of the Forests Report is to provide a comprehensive source of information about Australia's forests, including their management, use and conservation, and how they are changing. Australia’s framework of seven criteria and 44 indicators developed under the international Montréal Process (listed in the left menu), provides the basis of the report.
Australia's State of the Forests Report is used extensively across industry, state, territory and Australian governments, research and educational institutions, and for national and international reporting purposes. Forest-related data for Australia's State of the Forests Report are collected from state and territory forest management agencies and Australian Government departments.
For more information, go to the About Australia's State of the Forests Report webpage.
Australia’s State of the Forests Report: Synthesis 2023 provides the latest summary of the best-available data for the 44 indicators reported in Australia’s State of the Forests Report.
Past reporting - Previous editions of Australia's State of the Forests Report, published in 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2018, were prepared as single reports available as hardcopy and PDF versions.
The list of contributors to Australia’s State of the Forests Report can be found here.