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Table 2-2A: Area of plantations authorised under the PR Act for the North Coast, Hunter and South Coast. Authorised plantations include existing plantations, newly established plantations and environmental plantations. Year 22 North Coast Hunter South Coast Area (hectares) of plantations approved under the PR Act 2001–2002 919 134 1 038 2002–2003 3 425 118 322 2003–2004 2 915 200 1 523 2004–2005 8 060 2 233 4 397 2005–2006 123 457 1 664 2 033 2006–2007 14 038 438 1 826 2007–2008 14 567 2 506 584 Private Native Forests As at 30 June 2008, DECC had issued 418 private native forestry property vegetation plans covered approximately 115 000 ha. DECC continues to work with landowners and industry to ensure that they are aware of the new regulatory arrangements and the Native Forestry Code of Practice. Total growing stock Indicator 2.1.b: Total growing stock of both merchantable and non-merchantable tree species on native forest land available for timber production (UNE, LNE, Southern regions) Data and interpretation No new data are available from Forests NSW on this indicator for this reporting period. Timber products compared with sustainable volume No outcomes to report Indicator 2.1.d: Annual removal of wood products compared with sustainable volume (UNE, LNE, Southern regions) Indicator 2.1.b: Annual removal of timber and non-timber products from forest ecosystems compared with those estimated to be ecologically sustainable by tenure (Eden region) Indicator 2.1.d: Annual removal of timber products and non-timber products from forest ecosystems by volume (Eden region) Indicator 6.1.a: Value and volume of wood and wood production (Southern region) 280 144 m 3 of quota sawlogs (or 317 444 m 3 including poles and girders) were harvested from Forests NSW native forest and hardwood plantations across all regions. Regional volumes did not exceed those permissible under the terms of the NSW forest agreements and IFOAs. Quota sawlogs defined In reports before 2006–2007, Forests NSW reported ‘quota sawlogs’ as Veneer Logs and High Quality Large Sawlogs only. High Quality Large logs are defined in the UNE, LNE and Southern IFOAs as having a diameter under bark of at least 40 cm. In Eden the definition of High Quality Large logs is NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS
40 cm under bark butt diameter or 36 cm under bark butt diameter for logs over 4 m long. Large Veneer Logs are defined in the UNE and LNE as having a centre diameter under bark of at least 40 cm. Forests NSW had not included poles or girders as quota logs although in some cases they would qualify as High Quality Large Sawlogs (and would need to be reported). For comparisons with previous years before 2006–2007, Figure 2-2A below does not include poles and girders in the quota figures. However poles and girders have been reported in the text and in tables 2-2B and 2-2C. Committed volumes harvested Timber volumes permitted to be harvested by Forests NSW are designated in the NSW forest agreements, RFAs and IFOAs. An annual variation from the designated volume is permissible to accommodate changes in environmental and economic circumstances. This provision, as identified in the IFOAs, allows for harvest volumes in any one year to vary from the committed volume16 by 25%, but not to exceed 5% over a 5-year-period. In 2007–2008 there were increases in the quota sawlogs harvested in UNE, Eden and Southern, with 280 144 m 3 harvested across all regions (or 317 444 m 3 including poles and girders), compared to 258,253 m 3 (or 294 638 m 3 including poles and girders) in the previous year. This represented 72% of the 388 500 m 3 committed native forest quota volume (or 82% including poles and girders). Figure 2-2A provides detail on the percentage of committed quota sawlog harvested by region. Figure 2-2A: Percentages of committed quota sawlog volumes harvested – all regions (excluding poles and girders) % committed volume harveste 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 1999/2000 2000/2001 2001/2002 2002/2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 region UNE region LNE region Eden region* Southern region** * All quota sawlogs harvested from native forest. ** Timber harvesting under the terms of NSW forest agreements and IFOA began in 2002. Source: Forests NSW data NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS 23
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Page 4 and 5: INFORMATION This project has been c
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