Sunshine Coast, (TSA) Public Discussion Paper

• Sunshine Coast Timber Supply Area
• Sunshine Coast Timber Supply Review Highlights
• Definitions
• Introduction
• Background to theTimber Supply Review
  • The chief forester’s responsibility
  • Timber Supply Review process
  • A commitment to incorporate change
    • Protected Areas Strategy and Land Use Planning
    • Forest Practices Code
• Timber Supply Review in the Sunshine Coast Timber Supply Area
• Description of the Sunshine Coast Timber Supply Area
  • Forest resources
    • Timber
    • Wildlife and fisheries
    • Recreation
  • Current allowable annual cut
  • Socio-economic profile
    • Population
    • First Nations
    • Local economy
    • Timber industry
  • Provincial employment and revenues
• Current management practices
  • Management zones and integrated resource management practices
  • Current practices
• Timber supply forecasts and critical factors
  • Base case forecast
  • Examining critical factors
    • Factor indicating the short-term timber supply may be lower than predicted in the base case
    • Factors which may increase or decrease the short-term timber supply
    • Possible opportunities to offset timber supply reductions projected in the near future
• Environmental and socio-economic implications
  • Environmental concerns
  • First Nations implications
  • Community implications
  • Provincial implications
• Chief forester’s determination
• Your input is needed
• Discussion Paper Response Form
  • A. Economic and social objectives
  • B. Technical forestry factors and impacts of alternative rates of harvest