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144 Due date Region FA section Milestone Progress Ongoing Sthn Att. 6(2j) Developing and implementing public education programs to deal with ecologically sustainable management issues, including management requirements for conservation and codes of forest practice governing activities in both public and private forests. At a strategic level, Forests NSW promotes its land management practices through the Bush Telegraph, produced quarterly, and the SEEing report, produced annually. Both can be obtained from the Forests NSW website or through local DPI offices. Forests NSW public and educational programs include ranger talks, education visits; development of the Sustainable Schools Program in NSW, and inviting NSW science teachers to view Forests NSW operations as a way of promoting ESFM management practices. Forests NSW also annually attended community meetings that relate to ESFM. They included catchment management, community bushfire management, community/school/education, conservation/environmental, cultural management, flora and fauna management, forestry practices, industry/stakeholder meetings, introduced predators/ feral animals, recreation/tourism and regional planning. Forests NSW staff attendance helps to raise public awareness and understanding of ESFM practices. Continuing DECC Forests are only one element of a much broader landscape managed by DECC; hence ESFM is indirectly addressed as part of the broader conservation awareness and understanding promoted by the agency, rather than being a specific component. DECC’s public and educational programs include guided walks and tag-along 4WD tours; ranger talks and on-site inspections; development of the Sustainable Schools Program in NSW; training, planning and control programs for pest species; and the Discovery program, which focuses on providing community education opportunities for the general public and interested groups on natural and cultural heritage. Forests NSW Forests NSW have continued to participate and provide awareness to the community regarding ecologically sustainable forest management (ESFM) practices as a result of finalising ESFM Plans. Forests NSW publicly exhibited ESFM Plans in 2000 as a first step in seeking greater involvement from stakeholders. As a result of input from the public and regulatory agencies the ESFM Plans have been progressively refined and completed in 2005 (see milestone 2.3). This process is part of the strategy for public education regarding the principles of ESFM. At a strategic level, Forests NSW promotes its land management practices through the Bush Telegraph, produced quarterly, and the SEEing report, produced annually. Both can be obtained from the Forests NSW website or through local DPI offices. The reporting on indicators in the Seeing Report mimic indicators contained in the MIG process. Forests NSW also contributes at the national and international levels on reporting and review of the MIG indicators. Reporting also occurs on ESFM indicators in the annual forest agreement implementation reports, see: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/forestagreements/monitoring.htm and the ESFM criteria and indicators are being revised, as discussed in Chapter 6. Forests NSW public and educational programs include: ranger talks, education visits; development of the Sustainable Schools Program in NSW and inviting NSW science teachers to view Forests NSW operations as a way of promoting ESFM management practices. Forests NSW also annually attended community meetings that relate to ESFM. They included catchment management, community bushfire management, community/school/education, conservation/environmental, cultural management, flora and fauna management, forestry practices, industry/stakeholder meetings, introduced predators/feral animals, recreation/tourism and regional planning. Forests NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS
Ongoing Ongoing Due date Region FA section Milestone Progress UNE, LNE, Eden UNE, LNE, Eden, Sthn Att. 8 Att. 8 Att. 6(2i) (S) Ongoing Sthn Att. 6(2f) INFORMING THE PUBLIC Access to information 1999 As soon as possible UNE, LNE, Eden 2002 ASAP Sthn 1999 2002 Within seven days of signing Within seven days of signing Ongoing When making or UNE, LNE, Eden Sthn 1.6 1.6.1 Att. 6(1) & (2a) 6.10 6.10 6.1 Continuing to develop the public consultation and public reporting mechanisms through the introduction of new partnerships (for example the International Model Forest Network). Improving cooperation and coordination between government agencies so as to achieve integrated management for conservation, wood production and other values in both public and private forests. Improving the coordination and effective use of resources allocated to research for ESFM in New South Wales. Granting of an IFOA on, or as soon as possible after, the making of the agreement. Granting of an IFOA for the Southern region. Furnishing of the Agreement (and IFOA) to the Presiding Officer of each House of Parliament; and to be laid before Parliament within 15 sitting days of receipt. A copy of the forest agreement, including any amendment or termination of the agreement, must be furnished to the Presiding Officer, so it can be laid before that House within 15 sitting days of that House after it is received by the Presiding Officer. Sthn 6.2 Public participation is required when making a forest agreement or when an amendment or revocation NSW staff attendance helps to raise public awareness and understanding of ESFM practices. Continuing No progress to report. Continuing No progress to report. Continuing No progress to report. Completed IFOAs for the UNE, LNE and Eden regions were signed on 21 December 1999 and commenced on 1 January 2000. Subsequent amendments were made to the IFOAs. Links to the IFOAs and amendements are provided at: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/forestagreements/agreementsIFOAs.htm Completed An IFOA for the Southern Region was signed by the NSW Ministers for Planning, Environment, Forestry and Fisheries on 3 May 2002 and commenced 13 May 2002. Amendment 1 to the IFOA for the Southern region commenced on 31 May 2004. Completed The forest agreement for the UNE, LNE and Eden regions was furnished to the Presiding Officer of each House of Parliament on 9 March 1999. The IFOAs were furnished to the Presiding Officer of each House of Parliament on 24 December 1999. Completed The forest agreement and IFOA for the Southern region were furnished to the Presiding Officer of each House of Parliament in May 2002. Continuing NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS 145
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VIII Bushfire The incidence of bush
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XIV NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS IMPLEMENT
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XVI RACAC Resource and Conservation
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Report structure Conclusion 2 Progr
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