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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…
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These maps and other graphics were produced for Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018, and are available here for download in .png and .pdf file formats. A selection of the key maps from below are also available at Forest maps.
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Executive summary maps
Australia's forest…
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National Management Group CommuniquéHigh Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) H7 – 21 June 2024On Wednesday 19 June 2024, New South Wales confirmed a detection of H7 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in the Greater Sydney region. Laboratory testing has provided confirmation this detection…
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This criterion aims to provide insights into whether Australia’s native forests and commercial plantations used to produce wood and non-wood products are managed in a way that maintains their capacity to continue to produce those products in the long term.
Australia's State of the Forests Report…
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The data presented in Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 are available as workbooks for each criterion.
Four key spatial datasets are also available.
Executive summary
The single data workbook for the Executive summary is available here [0.3 MB]
Criterion 1:…
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A synthesised summary of the content contained in the 44 indicators in Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 is presented in Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 – Executive summary.
Data
The data for the tables and figures presented in Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018…
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This criterion aims to show the extent to which Australia's forests contribute to national and regional economies, benefit personal and community wellbeing, and support cultural values.
Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018
Criterion 6 of Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 is…
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This criterion is concerned with two of the fundamental components of a forest ecosystem: soil and water. Forests are important for soil conservation because they contribute directly to soil production and maintenance, and prevent or reduce soil erosion. Forested catchments also provide and…
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This criterion reports on the extent to which the legal, institutional and economic frameworks in Australia support sustainable forest management, including the capacity to monitor change and to conduct and apply research and development to forest management.
Australia's State of the…
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This criterion aims to cover the range of agents and processes that affect the health and vitality of native forests and commercial plantations, including the scale and impact of vertebrate and invertebrate pests, pathogens and weeds, environmental factors such as drought and extreme weather events…
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