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Appendix E Coupe selection E E.1 Target coupe selection for Module 5 The coupe selection process was based on a Master Coupe List that was provided by DSE. This list was originally derived from VicForests’ Coupe Information System (CIS) and was intended to include all coupes in which harvesting had occurred during the 2008-09 financial year (except firewood coupes). On receipt of the Master Coupe List, URS reviewed the data for consistency and, in conjunction with DSE, made minor changes where it was identified that scores had been assigned incorrectly or where data was missing from individual fields. For all coupes in the Master Coupe List, scores were calculated by DSE for the environmental risk parameters of: slope (S), soil erosion hazard (SE), silvicultural system (SS), special land protection requirements (PR) and Compliance Theme (CT). The scoring system for each parameter is described below. Slope (S) Steep slopes are more susceptible to erosion which could potentially affect water quality and road networks. Slope risk values are assigned as outlined in Table E-1. Table E-1: Slope Risk Value by Class Soil erosion hazard (SE) Slope Class Slope Risk Value 27 4 Soils with a higher erosion hazard are more likely to erode affecting potential for regeneration, water quality, stream flow and the road network. Soil erosion hazard is the product of soil erodibility and soil permeability which are determined according to the Soil Erosion Hazard and Soil Permeability Assessment and Classification Forest Management Branch Forests Service, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, March 1999. Using this methodology, the soil erosion hazard is categorised as Low, Medium or High with corresponding Soil Risk Values of one, two and three respectively. Silvicultural System (SS) Clear felling and seed tree silvicultural systems are more likely to affect the environment and biodiversity and are assigned a silvicultural system value of two. Coupes where non-clear felling silvicultural systems have been employed are assigned a SS value of one. Special land protection requirements (PR) General Management Zones (GMZ) are considered to have the lowest sensitivity to environmental damage and are assigned a protection risk (PR) value of one. Special Protection Zones (SPZ) and Special Management Zones (SMZ) have greater sensitivity to environmental damage and are assigned a PR value of two. Coupes that fall within water supply catchments are also assigned a PR value of two. 42807504/01/01
Appendix E Compliance Theme (CT) These can be incorporated into the selection methodology at the discretion of DSE. One or more Compliance Themes may be adopted for each year of audit. Compliance Themes include: • Forest type; • Coupe type (i.e. roadline, commercial firewood); • Special prescriptions (e.g. salvage harvesting); • Harvest season; • Flora values (i.e. rainforest, habitat trees); • Fauna values (i.e. threatened species, e.g. Leadbeater’s possum); and • District. Coupes containing the selected Compliance Themes for a given audit are assigned a CT value of one while others are given the default value of zero. For this audit DSE identified the management of rainforest as a priority Compliance Theme and assigned coupes containing rainforest a CT value of one. However, it became necessary to raise the CT value for rainforest to three in order to give these coupes a higher Absolute Risk Rating (ARR), described below, and so raise the likelihood of these coupes being selected for audit. Following scoring of the different elements an Absolute Risk Rating (ARR) was calculated which gave a single value to each coupe. This enabled coupes to be ranked in order of the likelihood of environmental impacts occurring. The ARR was calculated as follows: ARR (coupe) = S x SE + SS + PR + Σ (CT) The ARRs were categorised in High, Moderate and Low relative risk groups (RRGs) using the following procedure: • The ARR for each coupe was calculated as described above; • The median ARR value of all coupes was calculated; • The Moderate risk RRG was then defined as 20 percent above and below the median score; and • The High and Low RRGs encompassed the ARR values either side of the Moderate RRG. Coupes to be assessed were then selected at random from across the State in accordance with a risk distribution such that 60 percent of audited coupes were from the High RRG, 25 percent of audited coupes were from the Moderate RRG and 15 percent of audited coupes were from the Low RRG. Selection of Melbourne Water coupes DSE advised that at least two coupes from within Melbourne Water catchments should be audited. To ensure this occurred, two coupes were selected independently of the above process. The selection procedure was to identify Melbourne Water coupes that contained rainforest (the nominated Compliance Theme) and from these, two coupes were randomly selected. E.1.1 Changes to coupe selection A proposed audit itinerary was provided to VicForests and DSE for comment regarding any logistical or operational issues associated with the selected coupes. This section describes changes to selected coupes as a result of this feedback and other issues that arose during the audit. 42807504/01/01
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Report Environmental Audit - Forest
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