Sourcing timber: what resource is available and how is it managed? Jim Burgess Resource and Environment Manager Timber Queensland

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1 Sourcing timber: what resource is available and how is it managed? Jim Burgess Resource and Environment Manager Timber Queensland

2 Presentation Outline Queensland hardwood & cypress resource Other Australian timber Timber imports Sustainability and certification

3 Sawnwood Production Forest Type Exotic Pine Insert Araucaria Plantation Title Here Native Hardwood Hardwood Area (ha) 135,000 45,000 40,000 Crown: 3,500,000 Private: 5,000,000 Cypress Crown 1,500,000 Private 500,000 Imports Sawnwood Production (m3) 440, , ,000 35, ,000

4 Hardwood Story Long history of hardwood production on State and private land. State land Continued loss of forests to conservation Wet tropics, Fraser Island, Connondales SEQ Forests Agreement (1999) between industry, conservation movement and Government Western Hardwoods Statewide Forests Process same parties, but no formal agreement. Private land Ongoing clearing until Vegetation Management Act 1999 Forest Practice Code introduced in 2005

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6 State Land - conservation outcomes SEQ 425,000 ha (half) State Forests into reserves immediately, remainder by Protection of all areas of high conservation value, including old growth WH - Proposal for 1 M ha of reserves immediately, remaining State Forests in reserves by 2025.

7 State Land - Industry Outcomes Mill buy outs reduced State supplies to 40%. Wood supply agreements to 2024 with compensation if not supplied Transition to plantations and private native forests by ,000 ha of new hardwood plantations to be established Smaller trees included in WH log mix.

8 Private Forests Supplies more than half hardwood resource 2M ha net in SEQ and Western Hardwoods Long term access secure under the Vegetation Management Act Code of practice Practical approach Good compliance in recent audit. Active management required

9 Hardwood Plantations Forestry Plantations Insert subhead here Queensland committed to establishing 20,000 ha. Currently around 13,000 ha in the ground Major harvesting not due to commence until 2025 Unlikely to deliver traditional product mix

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11 Cypress Pine Native species (Callitris glaucophylla) Long history of production Now mostly sourced from State land Very extensive resource (2 M ha) Large standing volume but very slow growing Around 45,000 m3/ann sawn production Industry and Government are working towards 25 year wood supply agreements at current levels

12 Australian Hardwood Production State Qld Vic Tas NSW WA Volume (m3) 110, , , ,000 70,000 Source: Australian Forest and Wood Products Statistics for 2011 Major Species Queensland Spotted Gum, Ironbark plus others Victoria Vic Ash Tasmania Tasmanian Oak NSW Various hardwoods (plus Cypress) Western Australia Jarrah All states have strategic planning processes

13 Hardwood Imports Country Indonesia Malaysia PNG Solomons US Other Volume ( 000 m3) Source: Australian Forest and Wood Products Statistics for 2011 Queensland accounts for 25% of hardwood imports

14 Sustainable Timber Sustainable forest management : maintains biodiversity and productivity delivers current and future ecological, Insert subhead here economic and social functions

15 Sustainability in Queensland Strategic Planning Processes Operational planning incl. EPA approval Codes of Practice Special management provisions Audit procedures Other legislation e.g. EPBC Act Forest Certification Similar in other States

16 Harvesting Process Operational planning to identify local values Field marking of watercourses, habitat trees etc. Selective logging under supervision according to Code Site rehabilitation track drainage etc. Harvest area completion review Regeneration of site

17 Legal timber If it s not legal, it can t be sustainable 8 Insert - 12% of subhead imports from here uncertain origin (The CIE 2006) Mostly developing and emerging economies Commonwealth illegal logging legislation Offence to import illegally logged timber Due diligence procedures for importers and domestic processors Forest certification will be recognised

18 Forest Certification Demonstrates sustainability of forest management Key features: Voluntary / market based Addresses environmental, social and economic aspects of forestry Detailed best practice criteria for planning and practices Multiple assessment indicators Accredited and independent third party audit Carried through the production and marketing process through Chain of Custody certification Also demonstrates legality

19 Certification Schemes Australia Insert Australian Title Forestry Here Standard (AFS) Insert subhead AS 4708 here Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) International Forest Stewardship Council Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC)

20 What is considered? e.g. AFS: 9 criteria, 38 indicators,166 bases of assessment

21 Chain of Custody Certification Source: Cailum P/L

22 Who has forest certification? Most major growers in Australia are certified to AFS. Queensland State Forests are certified under the AFS. FPQ certified under AFS and FSC Small but increasing number of private forests in Queensland

23 Who has CoC certification? Most major hardwood and cypress processors Insert subhead in Queensland. here Larger processors in other States Some timber importers A number of timber merchants

24 Summary Queensland Secure State-owned resource hardwoods to 2024, cypress to 2035? Good access and reasonable regulation for private forests Hardwood plantation resource is being established Sound forest management systems in place

25 Summary Interstate Timber Variable long-term access arrangements Sound forest management systems Mostly certified Imported timbers Variable long-term availability Variable forest management systems Some certified

26 Timber Insert Queensland Title Here Contact us: Ph: (07)