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  • 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
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    • 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

Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013

​​​Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013 (SOFR 2013) is the fourth in the series of State of the Forests Reports. Previous national reports were published in 2008, 2003 and 1998. The purpose of the report was to keep the public informed about Australia's forests, their management, use and conservation, and to provide information on how they are changing. It was also used to report on the state of Australia's forests to the world. This was the first report in the series to be based on the same reporting framework as the previous report, seven criteria and 44 indicators. SOFR 2013 reports data for the five-year period from 2006-07 to 2010-11, unless otherwise stated. 

Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013 is available in the following formats:

  • Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013 – Full report - PDF [31 MB], accessible MSWord [29 MB]
  • Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013 – Executive summary - PDF [2.2 MB], accessible MSWord [1.1 MB]​

Criteria and indicators

Seven criteria and 44 indicators provide the framework and methodology for reporting on Australia's forests. 

The criteria also form the chapters of the report, as follows:

  • Beginning sections (Foreword, Acknowledgements, Acronyms and Abbreviations, Agency name changes, Executive summary, Introduction) - PDF [4.4 MB], accessible MSWord​ [8.0 MB]
  • Criterion 1. Conservation of biological diversity - PDF [6.3 MB], accessible MSWord​ [8.4 MB]
  • Criterion 2. Maintenance of productive capacity of forest ecosystems - PDF [3.7MB], accessible MSWord [3.7 MB] 
  • Criterion 3. Maintenance of ecosystem health and vitality - PDF [2.2 MB], accessible MSWord [2.7 MB]
  • Criterion 4. Conservation and maintenance of soil and water resources - PDF [2.2 MB], accessible MSWord [1.1 MB]
  • Criterion 5. Maintenance of forest contribution to global carbon cycles - PDF [1.8 MB], accessible MSWord [931 KB]
  • Criterion 6. Maintenance and enhancement of long-term multiple socioeconomic benefits to meet the needs of societies - PDF [6.2 MB], accessible MSWord [6.0 MB]
  • Criterion 7. Legal, institutional and economic framework for forest conservation and sustainable management - PDF [3.0 MB], accessible MSWord [1.1 MB]
  • Final sections (Appendix A, Glossary, References, Tables, Figures, Boxes, Case studies, Index) - PDF [2.9 MB], accessible MSWord [1.1 MB]

Spatial Datasets

Downloadable versions of the spatial datasets underpinning key indicators in SOFR 2013 are available at: 

  • ​Fores​​​t data
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