Progress towards sustainable forest management
| Sub-indicator | Measure | Unit of measurement |
|---|---|---|
| a) Forest area annual net change rate | -0.26 | per cent per year |
| b) Above ground biomass stock in forests | 104.72 | tonnes per hectare |
| c) Proportion of forest area located in legally established protected areas | 17 | per cent |
| d) Proportion of forest area under long-term forest management plans | 22 | per cent |
| e) Forest area under independently verified forest management certification schemes | 10703856 | hectares |
National Metadata
This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Australia closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Australian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Australia-specific metadata information.
The information in this dataset includes five variables, one for each of the five sub-indicators within the indicator.
a) Forest area annual net change rate: this data contains information about forest area change for the reference period 2005-2010 (source: National Inventory Report 2010) – this date is consistent with other sub-indicators here.
b) Above-ground biomass stock in forest (reported in Australia’s Country Report to the FRA 2015), and forest area (2010), reported as tonnes/hectares (source: National Inventory Report 2010).
c) Proportion of forest area located within legally established protected areas: this data contains information on areas identified as protected in categories IUCN I-IV and total area of forest (source: Australia’s State of the Forests Report 2013).
d) Proportion of forest area under a long-term forest management plan: this dataset contains information on areas of forest with long term forest management plans as a percentage of the total forest area (source: Australia’s State of the Forests Report 2013).
e) Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme: this dataset includes areas of forest certified by the Australian Forest Certification Scheme and by the Forest Stewardship Council (source: Australia’s State of the Forests Report 2013).
Note: The UN FAO Global Forest Resources Assessments (FRA) will be the ongoing mechanism by which SDG indicators 15.1.1 and 15.2.1 will be populated after the Voluntary National Review with statistical annex is submitted in 2018. ABARES prepares Australia’s Country Report to the five-yearly FRA, with the next FRA due for release in 2020. Australia’s Country Report is underpinned by data published in the five-yearly series Australia’s State of the Forests Reports published by ABARES and prepared in collaboration with state and territory governments.
Progress towards sustainable forest management
a) Percentage per year
b) Tonnes per hectare
c) Percentage
d) Percentage
e) Hectares
nil
The source documents for this response are:
- Montréal Process Implementation Group for Australia and National Forest Inventory Steering Committee, 2013, Australia’s State of the Forests Report 2013, ABARES, Canberra.
- Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, 2012, National Inventory Report 2010, Vol. 2, DCCEE, Canberra.
- United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Australia Country Report Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015, UN FAO, Rome.
Further information is also available from:
Forests Australia website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/forestsaustralia/publications/display?url=http://143.188.17.20/anrdl/DAFFService/display.php?fid=pb_iafaed9abfs20131119_11a.xml
FAO FRA website: http://www.fao.org/forest-resources-assessment/past-assessments/fra-2015/en/
Global Metadata
This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.
Progress towards sustainable forest management
Sources
ABARES and the Department of the Environment and Energy
ABARES and the Department of the Environment and Energy
Data updated five-yearly through Australia's State of the Forests Report and the FAO FRA.
ABARES and the Department of the Environment and Energy
Data updated five-yearly through Australia's State of the Forests Report and the FAO FRA.
ABARES
Data updated five-yearly through Australia's State of the Forests Report and the FAO FRA.
ABARES and Australian Forestry Standard Limited and Forest Stewardship Council Australia
Data updated five-yearly through Australia's State of the Forests Report and the FAO FRA.
Other
No other information for this indicator
Historic
No historic information for this indicator
