The Federal government has sought to allay community concerns about tree farms - which have jumped 20 per cent in five years in Western Australia to reach almost 400,000 hectares - releasing a report on the impact of timber plantation. (businessnews.com.au)
In Indonesia, for example, 9 million hectares have been allocated for development as industrial timber plantations, but only 2 million hectares have been replanted. (earthpolicy.org)
In the south - west, he said values for former timber plantations were finally starting to turn around, having weathered the collapse of management investment schemes and costly land remediations. (afr.com)