Sustainable Private Native Forestry

A review of timber production, biodiversity and soil and water indicators, and their applicability to northeast New South Wales Sustainable Private Native Forestry: A review of timber production, biodiversity and soil and water indicators, and their applicability to northeast NSW Publication No. 09/022 The information contained in this publication is intended for general use to assist public knowledge and discussion and to help improve the development of sustainable regions. You must not rely on any information contained in this publication without taking specialist advice relevant to your particular circumstances. While reasonable care has been taken in preparing this publication to ensure that information is true and correct, the Commonwealth of Australia gives no assurance as to the accuracy of any information in this publication. The Commonwealth of Australia does not necessarily endorse the views in this publication. This publication is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all other rights are reserved. However, wide dissemination is encouraged. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the RIRDC Publications Manager on phone 02 6271 4165. In submitting this report, the researcher has agreed to RIRDC publishing this material in its edited form. iii Foreword The commercial and environmental values of private native forests have become increasingly important following reductions in log supply available from public forests, and with the realisation that achieving biodiversity conservation goals will require sympathetic management of the landscape matrix outside of the formal reserve system. This study reviews the forms of sustainability indicators such as standards and scoring systems that are relevant to private forests of the northeast NSW region. The research is a precursor to developing practical indicators which will help landholders and policy makers determine whether forestry management is likely to maintain or improve environmental outcomes, this being a key criterion in pending State legislation. However this research is independent of State government processes. 1 (FWPRDC), together with the Murray-Darling Basin Commission (MDBC). The R&D Corporations are funded principally by the Australian Government. State and Australian Governments contribute funds to the MDBC. This report is an addition to RIRDC's diverse range of over 1800 research publications. It forms part of our Agroforestry and Farm Forestry R&D program, which aims to integrate sustainable and productive agroforestry within Australian farming systems. The JVAP, under this program, is managed by RIRDC. Most of our publications are available for viewing, downloading …