... This paper describes some of the research needed to help forest managers achieve Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management. As a case study, it also presents an overview of some of the research conducted to meet those needs in the state of Victoria, and identifies priorities for further...

... to the notion of ecologically sustainable forest management (ESFM), which lies at the core of the Regional Forest Agreements. These fundamental ecological issues, which were not identified in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a recent proposal to log native forests to produce charcoal in southern New...

... In 1996, Government directives began a transition to conform logging in Western Australia's State forests to principles of ecologically sustainable forest management (ESFM). To place this in a historical context, we reviewed the history of the logging of jarrah Eucalyptus marginata forests...

... to optimise all of these traits simultaneously. F orestcheck has been designed to align with the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators approach to achieving ecologically sustainable forest management (ESFM, agreed to jointly by the Commonwealth and State Governments in 1998). A concept plan was prepared...

... of four regional areas fared poorly compared to birds and mammals. In order to achieve Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management, as required under the National Forest Policy, forest management within areas remaining as production forest must establish conservation protocols that aim to minimise...

... The chapters in this edition of the Conservation of Australia's Forest Fauna show that there are serious limitations in our knowledge about forest fauna. The principles of ecologically sustainable forest management (ESFM) embody a vision that we are still endeavouring to articulate...

.... These findings suggest a failure of the law to ensure ecologically sustainable forest management in NSW private forests. While the results suggest regulatory failure, they do not constitute grounds for wholesale replacement of regulation with self-regulation and other instruments. ...

... This paper summarises the key findings of a study that investigated the feasibility of developing a practical, sensitive and cost-effective approach to the implementation of Montreal Process Indicator 1.2c for monitoring populations of representative species for forest management. Representative...

... The conservation of biological diversity is a foundation of ecologically sustainable management. To assess sustainability with regard to biodiversity conservation, forest managers are using forest type as a surrogate for ecosystem and species diversity. This paper investigates the applicability...

... of ecologically sustainable management practices; increasing royalties, and improving development of value adding opportunities to overcome apparent operational deficits which are preventing the implementation of forest management practices to standards expected by the public; improving definition...

... of wild dogs while simultaneously protecting important dingo genetic stock and providing for the continued ecological role of dingoes across the landscape. Innovative and strategic approaches are needed to create management outcomes with regards to pest management. State Forests of NSW has developed...

.... The National Forest Policy Statement (Commonwealth of Australia 1992) opens with the statement: “The Governments share a vision of ecologically sustainable management of Australia's forests”. The Policy Statement launched the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) process, with its emphasis on public forests...

... subject considered is an approach to the management of forests, an d ecological limits on supply are set first. Then attention shifts to the demand side, and options for changing the character and dimensions of demand for timber products are spelled out. The outer limits of both the supply and demand...

... Australia needs a coherent strategy to integrate the management of wildlife across all forested lands. The destruction and degradation of forested lands on the Australian continent since European settlement can be attributed to a variety of factors including the need for settlements to survive...

... Despite being classified as one of the world's mega-diversity hotspots, the basic biology and ecology of most PNG forest vertebrate species are completely unknown, which hampers sound planning for conservation of PNG's forest fauna. Although almost 70% of PNG still retains its forest cover, PNG...

..., placing habitats and species under threat. Improved conservation of forest biodiversity is a major goal of the SEQFA, stated objectives of the process include a world-class conservation reserve system and ecologically sustainable management of forests. The SEQFA has, on the face of it, achieved its goal...

... of the value of the species, including its crucial role in dispersing seeds and pollen for forest regeneration. Community education and participation will be essential to the recovery process for the species. Further, the information currently available to management is inadequate for the task, and ongoing...

... are a fabulous subject for educational programs and a rich source of scientific investigation, from fossils and reflections on evolution to studies on their ecology in commercial contexts, and as support for the frontline fight to conserve our forests and our caves, and to live in a sustainable society...

... to produce self-sustaining woodland habitats that the birds can use. In the interim the declining species will need to be managed wisely and intensively so that they will still be present in the landscape to colonize the new habitats. At present there is inadequate information about how to construct woodland...