Progress Report 2007-2008 - Department of Environment and ...
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Due date Region FA section Milestone <strong>Progress</strong><br />
2002 31 August Sthn<br />
Informal reserves<br />
2001 1 April<br />
UNE,<br />
LNE,<br />
Eden<br />
2.2.2<br />
2.3.2<br />
2.3.3<br />
2002 31 August Sthn 2.3.3<br />
Complete <strong>and</strong> make public working plans for l<strong>and</strong><br />
dedicated or set apart as flora reserves (attached to<br />
the Regional ESFM plans).<br />
Preparation <strong>of</strong> working plans for informal reserves <strong>and</strong><br />
areas managed by prescription on State forests to be<br />
included in the Regional ESFM plans.<br />
Preparation <strong>of</strong> working plans for informal reserves<br />
(FMZ 2 <strong>and</strong> 3a) <strong>and</strong> guidelines for areas managed by<br />
prescription (FMZ 3b <strong>and</strong> 4) in consultation with DoP,<br />
NPWS <strong>and</strong> DMR.<br />
In progress<br />
Forests NSW Regional ESFM plans for the South Coast <strong>and</strong> Tumut sub-regions <strong>of</strong> the Southern region provide details <strong>of</strong> the flora<br />
reserves in each region. ESFM Plans also provide information on the status <strong>of</strong> each flora reserve working plan (i.e. draft or current) at<br />
the time <strong>of</strong> publication.<br />
Current working plans for flora reserves, approved by the Minister for Primary Industries, are publicly available. Remaining working<br />
plans, such as those for new flora reserves, are progressively being completed.<br />
Completed<br />
A model plan for informal reserves is under development as an ESFM supplementary plan. Forests NSW has in place the Managing<br />
our Forests Sustainably: Forest Management Zoning in NSW State Forests, Operational Circular 99/10 (State forests <strong>of</strong> NSW (1999)),<br />
which provides detail on areas that are managed by prescriptions (i.e. Forest Management Zones (FMZs) 3B <strong>and</strong> 4). The document<br />
outlines management guidelines <strong>and</strong> activities permissible in each zone. It is referred to in regional ESFM plans, <strong>and</strong> can be found at:<br />
www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/268063/managing-our-forests-sustainablyforest-mgt-zoning-in-nsw-state-forests.pdf<br />
Completed<br />
Refer to milestone above.<br />
Larger, more significant exclusion areas <strong>of</strong> rainforest, high conservation value old growth forest, <strong>and</strong> other prescriptive exclusions<br />
2001 30 June<br />
2002<br />
31<br />
December<br />
2002 1 January<br />
UNE,<br />
LNE,<br />
Eden<br />
2.4.4.5<br />
Sthn 2.4.5.6<br />
UNE,<br />
LNE,<br />
Eden<br />
2.4.4.5<br />
2002 31 August Sthn 2.4.5.6<br />
Directors-General <strong>of</strong> NPWS, PlanningNSW <strong>and</strong> CEO<br />
SFNSW to agree on the larger, more significant<br />
exclusion areas <strong>of</strong> rainforest, high conservation value<br />
old growth <strong>and</strong> other prescriptive exclusions.<br />
The larger, more significant exclusion areas will be<br />
those as agreed between the Director-General <strong>of</strong><br />
NPWS, Chief Executive Officer <strong>of</strong> SFNSW <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Director-General <strong>of</strong> DoP.<br />
Preparation <strong>of</strong> management plans for large areas <strong>of</strong><br />
rainforest, high conservation value old growth <strong>and</strong><br />
other areas excluded by prescription (attach to<br />
Regional ESFM plans <strong>and</strong> in consultation with NPWS).<br />
Preparation <strong>of</strong> guidelines for the management <strong>of</strong> large<br />
areas <strong>of</strong> rainforest, high conservation value, old growth<br />
<strong>and</strong> other areas excluded by prescription <strong>and</strong> attached<br />
to the Regional ESFM plan.<br />
No reporting required<br />
Any ‘large/significant exclusion areas <strong>of</strong> rainforest, HCVOG <strong>and</strong> other prescriptive exclusion areas’ are now included in the informal<br />
reserve network as part <strong>of</strong> the Special Management Zones under section 21A <strong>of</strong> the Forestry Act 1916 <strong>and</strong> are classified as either<br />
FMZ 2 or 3a.<br />
See above milestone<br />
See above milestone<br />
See above milestone<br />
NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS