Forests NSW Sustainability Reporting Supplement 2009-10 1 Contents Index of tables .................................................................................................................................. 3 Note on using this guide .................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 4 1. Forests NSW Reporting Context .......................................................................................................... 4 Sustainability Reporting ........................................................................................................................ 4 Other Reports ................................................................................................................................... 5 Data Management ............................................................................................................................ 5 2. Forest Values and Indicators ................................................................................................................ 6 SOCIAL ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Forest Value – Community benefits ...................................................................................................... 6 Indicator 1: Social responsibility ........................................................................................................ 6 Indicator 2: Public participation .......................................................................................................... 6 Indicator 3: Recreation and tourism ................................................................................................... 6 Indicator 4: Research and education ................................................................................................. 7 Indicator 5: Regional employment ..................................................................................................... 7 Indicator 6: Other forest products ...................................................................................................... 8 Forest Value – Staff .............................................................................................................................. 8 Indicator 7: Quality of management ................................................................................................... 8 Indicator 8: Management and training ............................................................................................... 8 Indicator 9: Health and safety ............................................................................................................ 9 Forest Value – Cultural Heritage ......................................................................................................... 10 Indicator 10: Management of cultural heritage ................................................................................. 10 ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................................................... 11 Forest Value – Biodiversity ................................................................................................................. 11 Indicator 11: Extent of forest type .................................................................................................... 11 Indicator 12: Native forest structure [Not restated in 2009-10] .......................................................... 13 Indicator 13: Flora and fauna........................................................................................................... 14 Flora species ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Forest Value – Forest Health .............................................................................................................. 15 Indicator 14: Pests and weeds ........................................................................................................ 15 Indicator 15: Plantation affected by insect and disease .................................................................... 15 Indicator 16: Fire fighting and fire prevention ................................................................................... 16 Forest Value – Soil and Water ............................................................................................................ 16 Indicator 17: Protection of soil and water ......................................................................................... 16 Forest Value – Compliance................................................................................................................. 17 Indicator 18: Regulatory compliance................................................................................................ 17 Forest Value – Environmental services ............................................................................................... 18 Indicator 19: Carbon sequestration .................................................................................................. 18 Indicator 20a: Energy consumption ................................................................................................. 19 Indicator 20b: Fleet ......................................................................................................................... 19 Indicator 21: Material consumption and recycling ............................................................................ 19 ECONOMIC ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Forest Value – Marketing and Sales ................................................................................................... 20 Indicator 22: Volume of timber harvested ........................................................................................ 20 Indicator 23: Sawlog product mix of timber harvested ...................................................................... 20 Indicator 24: Carbon accounting compliant with NSW Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme ............ 20 SUSTAINABILITY .................................................................................................................................. 21 Forest Value – Productivity ................................................................................................................. 21 Indicator 25: Forest management .................................................................................................... 21 Indicator 26: Plantation establishment and survival.......................................................................... 22 Indicator 27: Mean annual growth in plantations .............................................................................. 22 Indicator 28: Native forest regeneration ........................................................................................... 23 Forest Value – Maintainability ............................................................................................................. 23 Indicator 29: Sustainable yield ......................................................................................................... 23 Indicator 30: Forest Certification ...................................................................................................... 23 Indicator 31: Trading Profit .............................................................................................................. 23 3. Governance ....................................................................................................................................... 24 Industry & Investment NSW Corporate Plan 2010–2013 ..................................................................... 24 2 The structure of II NSW ...................................................................................................................... 24 Forests NSW Corporate Business Strategy ........................................................................................ 24 Forests NSW corporate structure ........................................................................................................ 25 4. Legislative and policy context ............................................................................................................. 26 4.1. Regional Forest Agreements ....................................................................................................... 26 4.2. Forest Assessments .................................................................................................................... 27 4.3. Plantations .................................................................................................................................. 27 4.4. Forests NSW policies and codes of practice ................................................................................ 27 5. Appendices ........................................................................................................................................ 29 Index of tables Table 1: Definitions, assumptions and examples for broad forest types .................................................. 12 Table