Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
FARM FORESTRY MER FRAMEWORK
Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (MER) programs are used to help inform the adaptive management and improvement of forests. They include a program that involves measuring and monitoring forests over time, evaluating information and trends, and using that information to improve decision making, program implementation and management.
Local Land Services in partnership with the Natural Resources Commission and NSW Forest Monitoring Steering Committee, is designing and implementing a MER framework for Farm Forestry. The NSW Forest Monitoring Steering Committee is independently chaired by the NRC and tasked with overseeing the MER Framework’s development for Farm Forestry.
The MER program will help landholders make decisions about the management of their Farm Forests and help encourage continuous improvement and best practice. It will also provide important information to support the productive capacity and environmental sustainability of forestry operations within Farm Forests.
To find out more, visit the Natural Resources Commission.
PUBLIC REGISTER
PNF PLANS
Part 5B of the Local Land Services Act 2013 requires landholders to obtain an approved Private Native Forestry Plan before undertaking forestry operations. You can find a breakdown of PNF Plans below.
Table 1: Total number of private native forestry plans approved
| Forest region | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern NSW | 312 | 285 | 248 | 202 | 306 | 314 | 229 | 216 | 275 | 252 | 223 | 270 |
| Southern NSW | 18 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 19 |
| River Red Gum | 18 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 14 |
| Cypress and Western Hardwood | 8 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 8 |
| Totals | 356 | 348 | 281 | 222 | 339 | 338 | 253 | 248 | 295 | 288 | 287 | 311 |
Table 2: ~ Area (hectares) of private native forestry plans approved
| Forest region | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern NSW | 58,730 | 43,200 | 35,190 | 24,671 | 41,464 | 33,177 | 24,584 | 24,458 | 30,738 | 30,586 | 22,170 | 47,800 |
| Southern NSW | 3,093 | 4,243 | 494 | 577 | 756 | 701 | 259 | 372 | 426 | 4,932 | 6,694 | 2,220 |
| River Red Gum | 4,664 | 10,047 | 1,694 | 871 | 7,286 | 2,416 | 2,549 | 4,134 | 24 | 3,367 | 28,292 | 9,962 |
| Cypress and Western Hardwood | 5,678 | 3,698 | 3,521 | 1,837 | 2,155 | 1,892 | 4,261 | 4,555 | 3,248 | 3,685 | 674 | 3,690 |
| Totals | 72,165 | 61,188 | 40,899 | 27,956 | 51,661 | 38,186 | 31,653 | 33,519 | 34,436 | 42,570 | 57,830 | 63,672 |
Table 3: Total number of forest management plans approved
| Forest region | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern NSW | 13 | 253 |
| Southern NSW | 0 | 22 |
| River Red Gum | 0 | 14 |
| Cypress and Western Hardwood | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 289 |
Table 4: ~ Area (hectares) of forest management plans approved
| Forest region | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern NSW | 1,947 | 44,383 |
| Southern NSW | 0 | 5,074 |
| River Red Gum | 0 | 26,496 |
| Cypress and Western Hardwood | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1,947 | 75,953 |
NOTIFICATION OF HARVEST OPERATIONS
If you are a landholder, you are required to notify Local Land Services of the commencement and completion of forestry operations. Notification must be provided within 30 days prior to commencing forestry operations, and within 30 days following completion of forestry operations.
A downloadable template for the commencement and completion of operations is available for landholders and should be submitted to Local Land Services by email to pnf.info@lls.nsw.gov.au
Commencement notification template PDF, 55.24 KB
Completion notification template PDF, 48.79 KB