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Vegetation Management

Statewide Vegetation Management | Management Issues | Regional Planning

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Native vegetation now covers less than 13% of the Glenelg-Hopkins Catchment Management Region and some vegetation communities are far less common that this figure may suggest. There is only about 1 000 km2 of predominantly intact, original native vegetation remaining on private land in the region. Two of the original BVTs (Ironbark Forest and Riparian Forest) now appear to be extinct. The remaining areas of native vegetation are a significant resource.

A number of management tools are in place to promote the protection of vegetation areas within the region and some significant sites are protected under such arrangements (NRE, 1997). Some of these may be relevant across the whole region while others may be specific to a particular area, land tenure or address specific vegetation management issues. A number of plans which address vegetation management have been written for the region. These include:
Related Links

The document: "Native Vegetation Management - a needs analysis of regional service delivery - Glenelg-Hopkins" is available for download on the Greening Australia website (external link). As part of the 2003 Bushcare Support contract, Greening Australia was contracted by Environment Australia (external link) to develop Regional Vegetation Management Summaries for natural resource management regions across Australia. It provides a snapshot of the 'infrastructure' currently available in those regions to assist in the technical on-ground management of native vegetation in light of five and a half years of Natural Heritage Trust (external link) investment. These documents have been prepared by Greening Australia staff in consultation with key regional stakeholders.

Information about Forest Management in West Victoria (including maps) can be found on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry website (external link). This includes information on: Regional Forest Agreement, Comprehensive Regional Assessment, Ecologically
Sustainable Forest Management Report, and Factsheets.

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