The past four decades have seen a transformative process in Australian agriculture–the
gradual incorporation of conservation practices such as ecological restoration, revegetation …

Two forms of small-scale forestry are develo** in Australia, each with different impacts on
rural communities. One is based on growing short-rotation Eucalyptus globulus (blue gum) …

In this paper we aim to convey the importance of understanding the prospects for plantations
within the physical, cultural and political context of contemporary Australia. Prospects for …

Due to growing environmental awareness and increasingly difficult economic conditions,
much small-scale forestry policy is characterised by the often competing objectives of …

There are 1641 M ha of native forest across Australia, with 371 M ha in private ownership. A
further 741 M ha are under private management in a variety of leasehold tenures. Across the …

'It'sa great time to be involved in the management of agricultural lands and forests in
Australia.'If we wrote that sentence 100 years ago, we would have probably substituted the …

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Plantations for Australia-The 2020 Vision sets a target to treble
the area of Australia's plantations by the year 2020 and identifies a number of actions for …

Forestry is being redefined to meet a broad range of economic, environmental, and social
expectations in many countries, including Australia. Anotable feature of this process is the …

Much has been made of the great potential for farm forestry to become a valuable contributor
to the economic and environmental well-being of rural Australia (Reid and Wilson 1985 …

The Australian government has introduced a National Farm Forestry Program to promote
commercial wood production on cleared agricultural land in Australia. Sound information on …