Regional Forest Agreements
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There are five Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) for the State of Victoria. The East Gippsland RFA region is enclosed within the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority region while part of the Gippsland RFA region overlaps significantly into the CMAs area.
The area covered by the East Gippsland assessment is shown on Map 1 of the East Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement Comprehensive Regional Assessment.
Under the East Gippsland Forest Management Plan (DCNR, 1995) State Forest is divided into the Special Protection Zone (SPZ), the Special Management Zone (SMZ) or the General Management Zone (GMZ). The Special Protection Zone (SPZ) is managed for conservation. Timber harvesting is excluded and other activities (such as fuel reduction burning and grazing) are only permitted where they are compatible with maintenance of values of the zone. The SPZ complements the existing conservation reserves and portions form a network designed to link key elements of the overall reserve system.
Large components of the zone consist of:
- representative examples of ecological vegetation classes and old-growth forest;
- representative examples of heathland mosaics and their hinterland;
- sub-catchments for protection of significant rainforest areas;
Current management actions for threatening processes are outlined in the East Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement Comprehensive Regional Assessment.
References
Commonwealth of Australia and State of Victoria (1996). East Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement: Comprehensive Regional Assessment. AGPS, Canberra.
DNRE (1997). Victoria’s Biodiversity: Directions in Management. (the former) Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Melbourne.
© The State of Victoria, 1996 - 2012.
This document was last reviewed on 11/12/2008