The Victorian government has made short-term extensions to three of its regional forest agreements (RFA) allowing logging of native forests, but also announced new limits on the trees that can be cut.
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| Native forestry is back in the spotlight with Regional Forest Agreements coming up for renewal across the nation. |
In a move likely to be watched closely by other states including NSW, the Andrews Labor government extended three agreements to bring them line with two others that expire in March 2020.
The state will also provide immediate protection to approximately 2,500 hectares of high environmental-value forest in and around East Gippsland's Kuark Forest, Lily D’Ambrosio, Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, said in a statement.
Similarly, the government will also protect all large, old trees greater than two-and-a-half metres in diameter across Victoria, securing key habitat for wildlife.
Read Peter Hannam’s story from today’s Age - “Forestry agreements extended in Victoria but big trees get protection.”
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