The mapped ENGO forest reserve proposals are the result of many different inputs collated by the ENGO’s – from the work of governments, community groups, scientists and World Heritage authorities – over many years.

Download documents that explain the ENGO forest reserve areas and their high conservation values here:

ENGO Identified Reserve Proposal Map HERE.

HCV Forests Booklet HERE.

Tasmania's Native Forests: Places for Protection August 2011 (summary) HERE.

Broadly, the following conservation values have been used in determining the forest reserve proposals requiring immediate protection:

  • Large intact natural forest area;
  • Forest areas displaying ecological maturity;
  • Forest areas of social, cultural and spiritual importance to local, national and/or international communities;
  • Forest ecosystems and habitat with important biodiversity values;
  • Forest areas that contribute to good reserve design (eg. buffering and ecological connectivity); and,
  • Forests with important ecosystem service functions (eg. carbon rich forests, water catchments).

ET considers most areas of the native forest in Tasmania to have high conservation values present – for this reason we want to see a transition of commodity timber production out of native forests on public land and private land occurs to ensure for the protection of our native forests.

Below is a list of key documents and reserve proposals that support the case for protection of the ENGO identified high conservation value forest reserves:

A. Western Tasmania: A Place of Outstanding Universal Value
B. Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site: Review and Evaluation of Critical Forest Issues
C. Tasmanian Wilderness: WorldHeritage in Danger
D. A Proposal for a Tarkine National Park
E. Ben Lomond National Park Proposal
F. Constable Creek – Loila Tier Reserve: A New Protected Area for North East Tasmania
G. West Wellington: High Conservation Value Submission
H. Linking Landscapes: New Reserves for North East Tasmania
I. North East Highlands National Park Proposal
J. St Marys Protected Landscape
K. Wielangta WildCountry Conservation Plan
L. Bay of Fires: A New National Park for North East Tasmania
M. Special Values of the Upper Florentine
N. Special Values Report for Larsen Creek: Coupe GC104A
O. Special Values Report for Ranson River Coupe: GC148A near Goshen
P. Special Values Report for Coupe GL208A
Q. Special Values Report for Coupe GL208C
R. Special Values Report for Siamese Ridge Coupe UR020D, Near Pyengana
S. South Bruny State Forest Reservation Proposal