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Commonwealth Government Australia's state of the forests report
Links to the five-yearly reports on the state of Australia's forests, indicating positive and negative trends, and describing and evaluating progress towards forest sustainability at the national level
Commonwealth Government Australian Forestry Standard
Australia's first national forest management certification standard was launched on 11 October, 2002
State Government Forestry Tasmania
Home page of Forestry Tasmania, responsible for the sustainable management of Tasmania's native and plantation forests
State Government Forestry Tasmania: news
Links, in chronological order, of media releases from Forestry Tasmania, responsible for managing Tasmania's State Forests
State Government Good Neighbour Charter for commercial forestry in Tasmania
Developed by Forestry Tasmania and the Forest Industry Association of Tasmania, and endorsed by forestry, farming and tourism organisations, and the Local Government Association, the Charter aims to promote cooperation and increased communication by the industry with stakeholders and neighbours
State Government Guide to planning approvals for forestry in Tasmania (PDF file)
Booklet prepared by the Local Government Forestry Consultative Committee to provide information for planners, foresters, landowners, and the community, on the role of the forest practices system and local government planning schemes in the regulation of forestry and land clearing
State Government Interim Agreement on Tasmanian Forests Wood Supply and Conservation
The Tasmanian Forests Reference Group of Signatories Interim Forestry Agreement, statement and press release
State Government International Desk: Forestry Tasmania
Forestry Tasmania's new international portal gateway to information about forest conservation, regulation and management in Tasmania
State Government Land clearing controls in Tasmania: information sheet (PDF file)
Forest Practices Authority information sheet on the controls on land clearing in Tasmania
Commonwealth Government Plantations and farm forestry
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry site providing information on plantations and farm forestry
State Government Private Forests Tasmania
Web site of Private Forests Tasmania (PFT), a government funded authority established to promote, foster and assist the private forest sector to sustainably manage native forests, and encourage the expansion of plantations and the use of trees in land management
State Government Regional Development (Forestry)
Overview of forestry in Tasmania, and the importance of the forest industry, new products and markets to the Tasmanian economy
Commonwealth Government Regional Forest Agreements (RFA)
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry web site for information on the RFAs for the conservation and sustainable management of Australia's native forests, with documents arranged for each State
State Government Regional Forest Agreements (RFA): Tasmania
Tasmanian Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources page linking to documents relating to the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for Tasmania, including the Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement (May, 2005)
State Government Scottsdale Forest EcoCentre
Describes Forestry Tasmania's Forest EcoCentre, a forests and forestry information centre housed in a unique, ecologically sustainable building at Scottsdale, north east Tasmania
State Government Sharing our roads: keep left, slow down (PDF file)
Forestry Tasmania brochure on safety on roads in state forests
State Government Tasforests (Forestry Tasmania)
Online edition of Forestry Tasmania's scientific and technical journal about Tasmania's forests, which provides individual articles as PDF files
Commonwealth Government Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement
The TCFA is a joint commitment of the Australian and Tasmanian Governments to enhanced protection of Tasmania's forest environment and growth in the Tasmanian forest industry and forestry jobs. Links to fact sheets, maps and the Supplementary RFA Agreement. Includes details of the Australian Government's Tasmanian forest industry assistance programs
State Government Tasmanian Forests Agreement (Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources)
Tasmanian Dept. of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources site with links to the Agreement and the Terms of Reference, as well as details of counselling and other transition and support services.This also includes the West report for the Independent Verification Group
State Government Tasmanian Forests Agreement Bill 2012 Report (PDF file)
Legislative Council Select Committee Report on the Tasmanian Forests Agreement Bill 2012
State Government Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement (Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources)
Information about the Agreement including the background, Statement of Principles and Signatories. Links to the Agreement and related documentation
State Government Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement (Forestry Tasmania)
Forestry Tasmania response to the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement (TFA) together with documents related to the TFA. (Documents include: Forestry Tasmania's Evaluation of Wood Resource Scenarios relevant to the Tasmanian Forests Statement of Principles to lead to an Agreement – Final Report to Signatories)
Other Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement Independent Verfication Group: Report of the Chairman (PDF file)
A summary report by the Chairman of the Independent Verification Group, Professor Jonathan West of his investigation into the forest industry
State Government Visiting our forests (Forestry)
General visitor information (facts and figures,safety, maps, offices, protocol) then search by region or type of activity plus links to related sites

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