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Indicator: LD-28 Percentage and area of farms with planted trees

Data

According to the National Farm Forestry Inventory, five per cent (66,980 ha) of the total plantation resource is reported as farm forestry.

• Australia's forest industry at a glance (PDF - 1520 KB) 
• Plantations of Australia, Summary Report 2001 (PDF - 525 KB) 

What the data mean

At this stage, farm forestry in Australia is still in its infancy. A significant increase in the area of land previously used for other agriculture and now under farm forestry over time would indicate an effective response to vegetation loss. This is especially the case where land that was originally under forest and was cleared for grazing pasture is being returned to forest for farm forestry.

Data Limitations

Data are not available on area of farms planting trees for reasons other than commercial farm forestry.

Issues for which this is an indicator and why

Land - Societal responses - Responses to vegetation loss, carbon loss, species loss and species change 

Replanted trees is an important measure of efforts to redress the damage done to the land by vegetation removal and the further pressures resulting from that removal. Percentage of farms with planted trees gives some physical measure of the extent of the response.

Other indicators for this issue:

• LD-27 Area and proportion of agricultural land under various aspects of "best practice" 
• LD-29 Area and proportion of forest under "best practice" 
• LD-30 National area under plantation forestry 
• LD-31 Success of programs to reduce carbon loss and increase carbon sequestration 
• LD-38 Regions with investments having a major focus on salinity 
• BD-06 Measures taken to conserve species or ecological communities on land that is not part of the national reserve system 
• BD-17 Institutional response to loss of native vegetation 

Biodiversity - Landscapes - Government action on landscape protection 

Changes in number or area of farms with planted trees would be in part an indicator for government action on this issue.

Other indicators for this issue:

• BD-17 Institutional response to loss of native vegetation 
• BD-19 Extent and comprehensiveness of terrestrial protected areas 
• BD-24 Government investments to protect biodiversity for public good purposes 
• NCH-01 Process of listing, area and distribution of identified natural heritage places 
• NCH-05 Physical condition and integrity of a sample of natural heritage places 
• NCH-09 Funding provided to heritage and other agencies for natural heritage places 
• NCH-13 Changes in heritage legislation 
• CO-34 Number and extent of Marine Protected Areas 
• LD-27 Area and proportion of agricultural land under various aspects of "best practice" 
• LD-29 Area and proportion of forest under "best practice" 
• LD-30 National area under plantation forestry 
• LD-38 Regions with investments having a major focus on salinity 
• AAT-13 Number and area of protected areas