Documents Regarding Native Forest Logging Activities In Queensland State Forests.

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This email from August 2024 discusses Queensland's transition away from native forest logging in South-East Queensland (ending 21 December 2024) and the Eastern Hardwoods region (ending 31 December 2026). Queensland plans to transfer 20,000 hectares to conservation by end-2024 and transition 50,000-60,000 hectares of high-value ecosystems to a new Natural Capital Reserve tenure, including a proposed Greater Glider Forest Park. The framework includes a statewide assessment of forest values and mechanisms to support private conservation. Critically, DCCEEW notes Queensland is not referring forestry activities under the EPBC Act, apparently assuming no significant impact on matters of national environmental significance, though the department indicates Queensland is "not operating under the assumption that they have an exemption from EPBC Act."