Tackle climate change with wood

“In the long term, a sustainable forest management strategy aimed at maintaining or increasing forest carbon stocks, while producing an annual sustained yield of timber, fibre or energy from the forest will generate the largest (climate change) mitigation benefit.” IPCC 2007 Fourth Assessment Report, Mitigation of Climate Change, UNEP & WMO

It's less than 0.5% of the total South West forest estate

Each year less than 0.5 per cent of the 2.24 million hectares of native forest estate in WA’s South West is sustainably harvested in small mosaic pockets dotted throughout the region, similar to a patch work quilt. Every hectare of native forest that is harvested is regenerated.

Environmentally sustainable and commercially viable

Working with forest industries to maximise the utilisation of a renewable resource; supporting local communities and regional employment; while returning a dividend to the State of Western Australia.

Forestry news

SANDALWOOD SEEDING OPERATIONS (RFT 04-2013): Forest Products Commission has constructed a prototype device for the automated sowing of sandalwood seed and requires a contractor to operate the seeding device by supplying and operating a 50-90HP tractor and a driver to carry out an annual sandalwood seeding program of between 700-840 km over a term of three years with two one year extension options.; View the tender details..
SALE OF TROPICAL INDIAN SANDALWOOD PLANTATION – KUNUNURRA (RFT 06-2013): The Forest Products Commission is selling its plantation of tropical Indian sandalwood (Santalum album) located at the Frank Wise Institute in Kununurra. The plantation comprises approximately 270 mature trees and approximately 3,500 immature trees. The FPC’s preference is to sell the entire resource.; View the tender details..

ONE YEAR INDICATIVE TIMBER HARVEST PLAN 2013: The one year indicative timber harvest plan for 2013 is now available for public comment. The plan has been prepared in accordance with the Forest Management Plan 2004–2013 and in consultation with the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC). The plan includes a list of native forest coupes which are scheduled to be harvested in full or in part during 2013.; View details of the plan...
FPC's improved financial performance: The Forest Products Commission recorded an operating profit of $12.2 million and a net profit after tax of $12.9 million for the financial year 2011-2012.; Read the media release...
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Forestry facts

$1 billion in economic benefits and 5,500 jobs for Western Australia: An independent report by the CRC for Forestry found that in 2005/06 the forestry industry employed in excess of 5,500 people in regional areas of Western Australia and delivered economic benefits of up to one billion dollars annually to the State.; Read more...