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TA ANN: BEHIND THE VENEER List of Abbreviations AFS Australian Forest Standard Austrade Australian Trade Commission AUD Australian Dollar EIA environmental impact assessment ENGO environmental non-government organisation EWPAA Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia FIAT Forest Industries Association of Tasmania FSC Forest Stewardship Council ha hectares HCV high conservation value HVEC Huon Valley Environment Centre ITTO International Tropical Timber Organisation m 3 cubic metres MP Member of Parliament MYR Malaysian ringgit pa per annum PEFC Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes PEW Panasonic Electronic Works Co. Ltd. RFA Regional Forest Agreement RPV rotary peeled veneer RTI Right to Information smkc Sumisho & Mitsuibussan Kenzai Co. Ltd. STIDC Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation TAT Ta Ann Tasmania TCA Timber Communities Australia TCFA Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement TFIGA Tasmanian Forest Intergovernmental Agreement TSU Threatened Species Unit TWWHA Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area usd United States Dollars DEFINITIONS Native forest A phrase normally used to describe a natural forest in Australia with a crown cover that is greater than 50 per cent, differentiated from non-native ‘forests’ such as plantations. Natural forest A natural terrestrial ecosystem that is dominated by endemic tree species and sustained through ecological processes. High conservation value (HCV) forest A natural forest containing one or more attributes deemed particularly worthy of protection. The following attributes have been used to define HCV forests in Tasmania: l Large intact natural forest areas; l Forest areas displaying ecological maturity; l Forest areas of social, cultural and spiritual importance to local, national and/or international communities; l Forest ecosystems and habitat with important biodiversity values, including rare, depleted and underreserved forest communities and species; l Forest areas that contribute to good reserve design (eg. buffering and ecological connectivity); and, Forests with important ecosystem services functions (eg. carbon rich forests, water catchments). Plantation An agricultural crop of trees that has been purpose-grown for commercial use. primary forest A natural forest that has never been significantly artificially disturbed. Often called old-growth forest in Australia. Regrowth forest Forestry Tasmania itself has admitted there is a distinction between post-logging regrowth, which it calls ‘aged regrowth’, and natural regrowth, which it calls ‘unaged regrowth’. They are defined by Forestry Tasmania as follows: (Aged) Regrowth—Forest that has been logged and regenerated, generally since 1960, using deliberate site preparation and seeding techniques. The year of sowing is documented and the age of the trees may be determined. Also referred to as silvicultural regeneration. (Unaged) Regrowth—Forest regenerated after wildfire or other disturbances, and containing a majority of trees less than 110 years old, where there is no deliberate site preparation or seed sowing. Unaged regrowth forest may contain scattered individuals or stands of ecologically mature trees. In effect, Forestry Tasmania has admitted that some areas it defines as ‘regrowth’ contain oldgrowth forest. In addition, the Australian Forestry Standard has a definition which allows for the occurrence of oldgrowth within a ‘regrowth’ forest: Regrowth forest—Native forest containing a substantial proportion of trees that are in the younger growth phase and are actively growing in height and diameter. Regrowth forests may contain scattered individuals or small occurrences of ecologically mature, or old-growth, trees. 1 RFA-defined old growth forest The Tasmanian and Australian Governments define an old growth forest, as articulated through the Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) process as an ‘ecologically mature forest where the effects of disturbances are now negligible’. 2 FRONT COVER IMAGE: Old growth forest and high conservation value forest that was logged for Ta Ann, the logging coupes seen in this photograph are in Far South Tasmania, in the Catamaran area, CM019C, CM019E and CM019A. Logging in CM019E/CM019C proceeded to within 50 metres of the Tasmanian World Heritage Wilderness Area (TWWHA). The magnificent coastline that can be viewed in this photo is within the TWWHA. Printed on 100% recycled paper 3
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