Forests NSW is committed to reporting its performance internally and at state, national and international levels.

Levels of reporting

Graph showing the age and structural condition of commercial radiata pine stands in the Hume Region over many years (see ESFM plans).

Regional level

At a regional level, all Forests NSW regions produce an ESFM (Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management) plan annual report.

State level

Forests NSW reports its performance on implementing both Regional Forest Agreements and NSW Forest Agreements by contributing to a range of state level reports. These reports are publicly available at www.decc.nsw.gov.au:

• Regional Forest Agreement annual reports
• Regional Forest Agreement Review Report 2008
• NSW Forest Agreement annual reports
• Forest Agreement Criteria and Indicator reports
• IFOA (Integrated Forestry Operation Approvals) reports
• New South Wales State of the Environment report.

National level

At a national level we contribute to the State of the Forests Report (www.daff.gov.au).

International level

At an international level we contribute to the Montreal Process (www.daff.gov.au).

Seeing Report

We have been reporting on social, environmental and economic values through the Seeing Report (Social, Environmental and Economic Report) since 1997/98. This report is part of our commitment to communicating with the community, staff and other stakeholders and to monitoring our performance in managing public forests for a range of values identified as being particularly important to our stakeholders and customers.

Other Forests NSW reports

You can download the following publications at Forests NSW reports:

• Annual Report
• Seeing Report
• Research and Development Report
• Facts and Figures