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Gidgee (Acacia cambagei) woodland, Central Queensland.

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New South Wales18%

South Australia6%

Western Australia12%

Victoria5%

Tasmania2%

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Distribution of native forest in Australia, by jurisdiction

Leasehold forest

Multiple-use public forest

Nature conservation reserve

Other Crown land

Private land (including Indigenous)

Unresolved tenure

Plantations – all tenures

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Australia’s forestsBlack cypress pine (Callitris endlicheri).

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Melaleuca

Melaleuca forested wetlands, Northern Territory.

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Casuarina forest, New South Wales.

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Casuarina

Shining gum (Eucalyptus nitens) plantation, New South Wales.

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Plantations

Mangrove stand.

Mangroves

Warm temperate rainforest.

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Rainforest

Forests by tenure

This poster has been prepared by the Bureau of Rural Sciences using information from reports on the state of Australia’s forests. The latest of these, Australia’s State of the Forests Report 2008, can be obtained from:

BRS Publication Sales GPO Box 858, Canberra ACT 260 Ph: 1800 020 157 Fax: 02 6272 4747 Email: salesbrs@brs.gov.au Web: http://www.brs.gov.au

Contact details Bureau of Rural Sciences GPO Box 858, Canberra ACT 2601 For more information on forest issues visit: www.daff.gov.au/forestsaustralia

A series of forest profiles is available:AcaciaAustralia’s forestsCallitrisCasuarinaEucalyptsMangrovesMelaleuca PlantationsRainforest

© Government of Australia 2008

The Australian Government acting through the Bureau of Rural Sciences has exercised due care and skill in the preparation and compilation of the information and data set out in this publication. Notwithstanding, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Bureau of Rural Sciences, its employees and advisers disclaim all liability, including expense or cost incurred by any person as a result of accessing, using or relying upon any of the information or data set out in this publication.

Source: National Forest Inventory, 2008

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Acacia

Callitris

Casuarina

Eucalypts

Plantations

Mangroves

Melaleuca

Rainforest

Other

Non-forest / no data

Eucalypt forest distributionLegend

Eucalypt woodlands

Eucalypt open forests

Eucalypt closed forests

Eucalypt mallee forests and woodlands

Source: National Forest Inventory, 2008.

Eucalypts

Eucalypt low woodland.

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Australia’s forest typesForest type Total (’000 ha) % of total

Native forest Acacia 10 365 7

Callitris 2 597 2

Casuarina 2 229 1

Eucalypt 116 449 78

Eucalypt woodlands 70 107 60

Eucalypt open 36 674 31

Eucalypt mallee 9 247 8

Eucalypt closed 421 0.4

Mangrove 980 1

Melaleuca 7 556 5

Rainforest 3 280 2

Other 3 942 3

Native forest total 147 397 99

Plantationa 1 818 1

Australian forest total 149 215 100

a Comprises both hardwood and softwood plantations. Plantation area as at 2006 from Parsons and Gavran (2007).

Note: Totals may not tally due to rounding.

Sources: National Forest Inventory, National Plantation Inventory.

Eucalypt medium woodland.

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