Sunday, 10 December 2023

Tasmania's forests: The current position

 

CHALLENGES FOR TASMANIAN PUBLIC FOREST MANAGEMENT: THE CURRENT POSITION

This paper was written for the Forest Economics Conference held at Mona from 28th to 30th November 2023.

 

CONTENTS

Background

Tasmania’s forests: A snapshot

Sustainable Timber Tasmania (STT): An overview

Issues

Tragedy of the commons

STT: A business, a guardian, or a godfather

STT in transition

Current markets

Information asymmetry

Summary

Forestry facts

Less popular forestry facts

Challenges