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Environment Forest Ecosystems Forest Industries Forest Management Forest Products Greenhouse Gases NAFI Submissions Policy and Politics Renewable Energy Sustainability |
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Plantations and the 2020 VisionSYNOPSISThe Government’s broad policy program may, in many cases, be modified to address particular impediments to the growth of the forest and timber industry. Given the complementary nature of the industry and government objectives, it is up to the industry to utilise the opportunity that has been provided by this policy framework and respond by providing a directional strategy and effective targets for growth. Only then will it be possible to identify the future gaps in resource availability, the areas of market failure and the industry’s investment needs, to improve the design, effectiveness and content of government programs and policies. Plantation forestry should be an important component within that directional strategy, with a heavy dependence on the capacity of the revised 2020 Vision to highlight the impediments to growth and the actions for addressing those impediments. Within the 2020 Vision strategy, it is therefore essential that the diversifying needs, interests and motives of the expanding plantation grower groups are adequately recognised so that investment can be drawn to provide the timber resource that will best meet the industry’s future requirements. The forest and timber industry has an opportunity to thrive if it can develop a comprehensive, demand-driven approach to expansion that is supported by responsive government policy settings. (For full submission see the PDF file) |
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