The Forest Botany Manual defines remnant forest as ‘stands greater than 1 hectare in size and separated by more than 2.0 kilometres from the closest area of native forest or woodland that exceeds 20 hectares in area.’ Does the proposed FPP area contain remnant native forest within the operational area? YES NO UNSURE If YES or UNSURE, provide details including proposed actions to manage remnant vegetation in Table 6. Table 6 Remnants, potential impact and proposed management actions Description of remnant (including size of remnant and location within the FPP area) Potential impact from operation (provide details) Proposed actions to manage potential impact 4.4 Hybridisation FPA Flora Technical Note 12 provides information on which native eucalypts are susceptible to hybridisation with Eucalyptus nitens and how to recognise hybrid seedlings. Does the proposed operation include the establishment of Eucalyptus nitens plantation trees within 500 metres of: threatened native Eucalypts with a high risk of hybridisation, or a threatened native forest community with a high risk of hybridisation YES NO UNSURE If YES or UNSURE provide details 4.5 Effects on reserves Is the FPP within or directly adjacent (e.g. sharing a boundary) to a formal reserve, informal reserve, special management zone or private land reserve? YES NO If YES, give details in Table 7. Reserves include: Formal reserves (e.g. World Heritage Area, State Reserve, Forest Reserve); Informal reserves (that have been dedicated as such for their flora values e.g. CAR informal reserves); Special Management Zones for Flora or Fauna; Private land reserves (e.g. Private Forest Reserves Program, Protected Areas on Private Land, etc.) Note that wildlife habitat strips are assessed in section 5. Table 7 Reserve name, potential impact and proposed management action.
Include the following wording in all FPPs – Reporting new sites for threatened fauna and flora If new sites for threatened fauna (e.g., raptor nests, devil dens etc.) or flora are found during the implementation of a forest practices plan, the sites must be reported to the Forest Practices Authority as soon as practical. SECTION 8: DUTY OF CARE If the management prescriptions for biodiversity values developed for the plan area (listed in Section 7) result in an area excluded from harvest that is above the Duty of Care threshold (see Guiding Policy of the Forest Practices Code) and the landowner/forest manager is not willing/able to meet the prescription through voluntary mechanisms then seek further advice from the FPA. Modified actions may need to be formulated to achieve the management objective for the species within the duty of care thresholds or the matter may need to be addressed through strategic planning, offsets or other legislative mechanisms. State forest planners should seek advice from Forestry Tasmania’s Sustainability Branch on the estimation of Duty of Care thresholds on State forest. Upload the final version of this biodiversity evaluation report and any supporting information (e.g., maps, database outputs, specialist advice) to the for monitoring purposes.. It is recommended that FPOs also keep a final version of this biodiversity evaluation and any supporting information, with the FPP.