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