The Eden CRAs and Scenarios Development

Assessments for the Eden CRA were administered by four technical committees (and their working groups):

An overview of each of the four assessment streams is contained in the report. The assessments managed by these committees produced a total of 54 project reports for Eden (including a number of Statewide projects), summaries of which are available in a separate booklet accompanying the Towards an Eden RFA report.

• During October and November 1997, following the completion of the Eden comprehensive regional assessments, government and non-government stakeholders got together for the integration and scenarios development phase of the CRA process. In this period, stakeholders analysed the data collected in the assessments to develop scenarios for the future management and conservation of Eden forests. The scenarios were developed using two agreed reference points: one reference point was the current reserve system. The other reference point was what is referred to as ‘maximised JANIS’ ie. a hypothetical reserve system in which all the nationally agreed conservation targets are met within dedicated reserves as far as practicable. (A detailed explanation of this reference point is contained in chapter 8 of the Towards an Eden RFA report.)

The scenarios concentrated upon land allocation and forest management, recognising that a wider range of issues would be dealt with through the final regional forest agreement between the two governments.

This phase of the Eden process is dealt with in chapters 7 and 8 of the Towards an Eden RFA report. These chapters provide the background and context to the development of four scenarios for Eden, giving an introduction to the general issues which were considered and detailing the two reference points which were used to focus and guide the development of scenarios.

• Eden Background
• The Eden CRAs and Scenarios Development
• Report: Towards an Eden Regional Forest Agreement
• Eden NSW Forest Agreement Display Sites
• Industry Package Details
• Eden NSW Forest Agreement
• Eden NSW Forest Agreement Map
• Eden Integrated Forestry Operations Approval (plus ammendments)

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