Module 5 - VicForests

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General Management Zone (GMZ)
A zone within a State forest defined as an area of land that will be managed for the sustainable
production of timber and other forest products.
Habitat Tree
A tree identified and protected from harvesting to provide habitat or future habitat for wildlife. A habitat
tree may be living or dead, and often contains hollows that are suitable shelter and/or nesting sites for
animals such as possums and parrots.
Regeneration
The renewal or re-establishment of native
disturbance such as timber harvesting or fire.
forest flora by natural or artificial means following
Rehabilitation
The restoration and revegetation of a site of disturbance usually associated with landings and other
within-coupe infrastructure.
Regulator
A government agency, typically a statutory authority. In the context of the FAP, DSE as the regulator
is responsible for ensuring that commercial timber harvesting activities Victoria’s State forests are
compliant with Victoria’s regulatory framework. This includes compliance with relevant legislation,
regulations and guidelines, including those specified in the Code of Practice for Timber Production
2007.
River health
An ecologically healthy river is one where the major natural features, biodiversity and/or functions of
the river are still present and will continue into the future. Some change from the natural state may
have occurred to provide for human use.
Special Management Zone (SMZ)
A zone within a State forest defined as a zone which will be managed to conserve specific features,
while catering for timber production under certain conditions. Areas included cover a range of natural
or cultural values, the protection or enhancement of which require modification to timber harvesting or
other land-use practices rather than their exclusion. The zone contributes substantially to the
conservation of important species, particularly fauna.
Special Protection Zone (SPZ)
A zone within a State forest
harvesting will be excluded.
Special Water Supply Catchment
defined as a zone which will be managed for conservation, and timber
A catchment that has been officially declared under Schedule 5 of the Catchment and Land Protection
Act 1994.
State forest
As defined in Section 3 of the Forests Act 1958, State forest comprises publicly owned land which is
managed for the conservation of flora and fauna; for the protection of water catchments and water
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