Rainforest Sites of Significance

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...East Gippsland has the most rainforest in Victoria...

East Gippsland has by far the greatest number of Rainforest sites of significance in Victoria, as this graph illustrates. Over 65% of all Rainforest Sites of Significance (RSOS) areas are located in East Gippsland, making East Gippsland the richest rainforest region in Victoria.

...Rainforest remains unprotected in East Gippsland...

Only 34% of Rainforest Sites Of Significance (RSOS) areas are fully protected at the sub-catchment level in East Gippsland!

Only (possibly less than) 50% of National RSOS areas are fully protected as recommended by the Code of Forest Practice 1996, rainforest scientists (eg. Cameron 1990; Gell & Mercer 1992) and government appointed rainforest reviews (eg Burgman & Ferguson 1995)

On the basis of current knowledge (5 site locations currently unknown), less than 37% of State RSOS areas are fully protected in East Gippsland

On the basis of current knowledge (18 site locations currently unknown), only around 33% of Regional RSOS areas are fully protected in East Gippsland.

(Thanks to Victorian Rainforest Network for this information)

...Rainforest is being logged in East Gippsland...

These graphs illustrate the extent of logging taking place in East Gippsland's rainforest.
Despite the fact that government claims not to log rainforest in Victoria, it is quite clear that this is not the case.

This indicates how much logging is scheduled in rainforest in East Gippsland over the next three years (proposed Wood Utilisation Plan 2003/4 - 2005/6). It does not include residual logs (residual logs are all woodchipped - a part of each other grade of log is woodchipped, but residual logs are taken just for woodchips). The actual amount of rainforest scheduled for logging is greater than these graphs indicate, due to incomplete data and the influence of woodchipping.

This map shows just a small part of East Gippsland on the Errinundra Plateau. It quite clearly shows how much logging has already taken place in National and State Rainforest Sites of Significance, as well as indicating (in green and yellow) areas scheduled for logging.