Geography & Environmental Studies Resource Guide
Forests & Forestry--Some Key Documents/Data Sources
Australia's state of the forests report 2008 [web access]
Australia's state of the forests report 2003 [web access]
Australia's state of the forests report 1998 [web access]
[Produced by the National Forest Inventory this is a five-yearly report on sustainable forest management in Australia. Also available in print format]
Australian commodity statistics [web access]
[Forest products statistics are included in this annual publication. Earlier volumes available in print format]
Australian forest and wood products statistics [web access]
[Provides quarterly & annual data on the consumption, production, import & exports of wood & paper products]
Australian forest plantations: a review of Plantations for Australia : the 2020 vision (2004) [web access]
[Report of a Senate committee enquiry. Also available in print format]
Australian Forestry Standard (2007) [web access]
[Full text of Australian Standard AS 4708-2007, the object of which is to provide the criteria & requirements that support sustainable management of forests for wood production]
Australia's plantations 2009 inventory update [web access]
[Contains summary data from the Plantation Information Network on plantation resources for Australia nationally and for each region]
Forest and Timber Inquiry final report (4 volumes, 1992) [print]
[Report of the Forest & Timber Inquiry set up by the Commonwealth Government to review the option for the use of Australia's forest & timber resources]
Forestry debate (2002) [print]
[Investigates the social issues concerning forestry and sustainability in Australia]
National Conference on Australian Forest History [print]
[Proceedings of the various National Conferences on Australian Forest History which have been held regularly since 1988]
National Forest Inventory [web access]
[The National Forest Inventory (NFI) collects and communicates information on Australia's forests. It aims to provide a single authoritative source of forest data at the national level]
National forest policy statement : a new focus for Australia's forests (1992) [web access]
[Australia's National Forest Policy of 1992 sets out broad conservation and industry goals for the management of Australia's forests agreed between the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments. Also available in print format]
National indigenous forestry strategy (2005) [web access]
[A strategy developed by the Australian Government in consultation with Indigenous communities and forest industry stakeholders]
Nationally agreed criteria for the establishment of a comprehensive, adequate and representative reserve system for forests in Australia (1997) [web access]
[Developed as part of the Regional Forest Agreements]
Old growth forests (2007) [print]
[Examines the current state of forestry and conservation in relation to old growth forests]
Regional Forest Agreements [web access]
[Regional Forest Agreements are part of the implementation of Australia's National Forest Policy of 1992]
Survey of Australia's forest resource (1992) [print]
[The Forest Resource Survey was conducted as part of the Forest & Timber Inquiry to provide a standardised continent-scale description of Australia's native forest & plantation resources]
Forests & Forestry--Key Organisations
Australian Forest History Society
CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products
[CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products conducts research into forestry, wood and paper science in Australia]
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry Australia: Forestry (DAFF)
Forest & Wood Products Australia
[The primary functions of FWPA are investment in research and development
projects of relevance to the Australian forest and wood products industries as well as support for promotional and marketing activities on behalf of the industry.
National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI)
[NAFI presents the forest industries' views on matters relating to the national development and use of forests and forest products]
Plantation Information Network
[Information and data on Australian timber plantations]
South Australian Urban Forest Biodiversity Program
[The Urban Forest Biodiversity Program (UFBP) has the role of conserving the biodiversity of greater Adelaide]
Forests & Forestry--Library Catalogue & Databases
Use the library catalogue to search for books. The following keyword searches may be useful starting points:
- Forest conservation Australia
- Forest ecology Australia
- Forest fires Australia
- Forest management Australia
- Forest policy Australia
- Forests & forestry Australia
- Forests & forestry South Australia
- Logging Environmental aspects Australia
- Rain forest ecology Australia
Reforestation Australia
Sustainable forestry
Use databases to find journal articles. Choose an appropriate database from the Geography/Environmental Studies databases list (see especially the databases for Australian topics)
Last update: 6th May 2009 Helen Attar
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