Progress Report 2007-2008 - Department of Environment and ...
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Due date Region FA section Milestone <strong>Progress</strong><br />
Ongoing Sthn Att. 6(2j)<br />
Developing <strong>and</strong> implementing public education<br />
programs to deal with ecologically sustainable<br />
management issues, including management<br />
requirements for conservation <strong>and</strong> codes <strong>of</strong> forest<br />
practice governing activities in both public <strong>and</strong> private<br />
forests.<br />
At a strategic level, Forests NSW promotes its l<strong>and</strong> management practices through the Bush Telegraph, produced quarterly, <strong>and</strong> the<br />
SEEing report, produced annually. Both can be obtained from the Forests NSW website or through local DPI <strong>of</strong>fices.<br />
Forests NSW public <strong>and</strong> educational programs include ranger talks, education visits; development <strong>of</strong> the Sustainable Schools Program<br />
in NSW, <strong>and</strong> inviting NSW science teachers to view Forests NSW operations as a way <strong>of</strong> promoting ESFM management practices.<br />
Forests NSW also annually attended community meetings that relate to ESFM. They included catchment management, community<br />
bushfire management, community/school/education, conservation/environmental, cultural management, flora <strong>and</strong> fauna management,<br />
forestry practices, industry/stakeholder meetings, introduced predators/ feral animals, recreation/tourism <strong>and</strong> regional planning.<br />
Forests NSW staff attendance helps to raise public awareness <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> ESFM practices.<br />
Continuing<br />
DECC<br />
Forests are only one element <strong>of</strong> a much broader l<strong>and</strong>scape managed by DECC; hence ESFM is indirectly addressed as part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
broader conservation awareness <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong>ing promoted by the agency, rather than being a specific component. DECC’s public<br />
<strong>and</strong> educational programs include guided walks <strong>and</strong> tag-along 4WD tours; ranger talks <strong>and</strong> on-site inspections; development <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Sustainable Schools Program in NSW; training, planning <strong>and</strong> control programs for pest species; <strong>and</strong> the Discovery program, which<br />
focuses on providing community education opportunities for the general public <strong>and</strong> interested groups on natural <strong>and</strong> cultural heritage.<br />
Forests NSW<br />
Forests NSW have continued to participate <strong>and</strong> provide awareness to the community regarding ecologically sustainable forest<br />
management (ESFM) practices as a result <strong>of</strong> finalising ESFM Plans. Forests NSW publicly exhibited ESFM Plans in 2000 as a first<br />
step in seeking greater involvement from stakeholders. As a result <strong>of</strong> input from the public <strong>and</strong> regulatory agencies the ESFM Plans<br />
have been progressively refined <strong>and</strong> completed in 2005 (see milestone 2.3). This process is part <strong>of</strong> the strategy for public education<br />
regarding the principles <strong>of</strong> ESFM.<br />
At a strategic level, Forests NSW promotes its l<strong>and</strong> management practices through the Bush Telegraph, produced quarterly, <strong>and</strong> the<br />
SEEing report, produced annually. Both can be obtained from the Forests NSW website or through local DPI <strong>of</strong>fices.<br />
The reporting on indicators in the Seeing <strong>Report</strong> mimic indicators contained in the MIG process. Forests NSW also contributes at the<br />
national <strong>and</strong> international levels on reporting <strong>and</strong> review <strong>of</strong> the MIG indicators. <strong>Report</strong>ing also occurs on ESFM indicators in the annual<br />
forest agreement implementation reports, see: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/forestagreements/monitoring.htm <strong>and</strong> the ESFM criteria<br />
<strong>and</strong> indicators are being revised, as discussed in Chapter 6.<br />
Forests NSW public <strong>and</strong> educational programs include: ranger talks, education visits; development <strong>of</strong> the Sustainable Schools<br />
Program in NSW <strong>and</strong> inviting NSW science teachers to view Forests NSW operations as a way <strong>of</strong> promoting ESFM management<br />
practices.<br />
Forests NSW also annually attended community meetings that relate to ESFM. They included catchment management, community<br />
bushfire management, community/school/education, conservation/environmental, cultural management, flora <strong>and</strong> fauna management,<br />
forestry practices, industry/stakeholder meetings, introduced predators/feral animals, recreation/tourism <strong>and</strong> regional planning. Forests<br />
NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS