Biodiversity of Wielangta Forest - Wild Wielangta - Edublogs
Biodiversity of Wielangta Forest - Wild Wielangta - Edublogs
Biodiversity of Wielangta Forest - Wild Wielangta - Edublogs
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<strong>Biodiversity</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wielangta</strong> <strong>Forest</strong><br />
Tasmanian <strong>Forest</strong>s Intergovernmental Agreement<br />
The Tasmanian <strong>Forest</strong>s Intergovernmental Agreement between the Federal and Tasmanian<br />
Governments formalises a process <strong>of</strong> extensive consultation between the forest industry and<br />
environmental stakeholders. The outcome <strong>of</strong> this agreement will result in further areas <strong>of</strong> high<br />
conservation forest being incorporated into the Tasmanian reserve system. Initially 430 000 hectares<br />
has been placed into an informal reserve. This land will be subject to independent verification which<br />
will ultimately result in the identification <strong>of</strong> areas to be protected in permanent reserve. The<br />
environmental stakeholders have nominated 570 000 hectares <strong>of</strong> high conservation forest for<br />
protection. Environment Tasmania is one <strong>of</strong> the environmental stakeholders along with the<br />
<strong>Wild</strong>erness Society and the Australian Conservation Foundation. Environment Tasmania is a<br />
conservation council that represents more than 20 Tasmanian environment groups including <strong>Wild</strong><br />
<strong>Wielangta</strong>.<br />
<strong>Wild</strong> <strong>Wielangta</strong> recognise the Statement <strong>of</strong> Principles which lead to the Intergovernmental Agreement<br />
and acknowledge the identification <strong>of</strong> high conservation areas represents a compromise between the<br />
interests <strong>of</strong> conservation <strong>of</strong> the needs <strong>of</strong> the forest industry.<br />
The proposed additional reserve areas that come out <strong>of</strong> this agreement include 5120 ha for<br />
<strong>Wielangta</strong>. These are represented in Figure 15 and the additional values captured by these extensions<br />
are summarized below.<br />
Value Additional Reserve (ha)<br />
Old growth 2735<br />
Blue gum foraging habitat - Globmap 624<br />
Mixed forest (rainforest understorey) 301<br />
Tasveg<br />
Rainforest (and scrub) (RMU) 31<br />
E.regnans forest (WRE) 527<br />
E.obliqua wet forest (WOU) 1372<br />
E.globulus wet forest (WGL) 23<br />
E.delegatensis dry forest (DDE) 10<br />
E.obliqua dry forest (DOB) 621<br />
E. globulus dry forest(DGL) 78<br />
E.pulchella forest (DPU) 2115<br />
C.rhomboidea forest (NCR) 1<br />
Acacia dealbata forest (NAD) 93<br />
Bursaria woodland (NBA) 29<br />
Broad leaved scrub (SBR) 77<br />
Wet heath (SHW) 15<br />
Leptospermum scrub (SLW) 36<br />
Plantation FPL 84<br />
Other non native mapping units 8<br />
Total 5120<br />
<strong>Wild</strong> <strong>Wielangta</strong>
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