Transitioning out of native forest logging
Conflicts over native forest logging in Australia have raged for more than four decades and pressures on forests have grown despite 20-year regional forest agreements intended to achieve sustainable timber harvesting. Commercial forestry is not a focus of the national threat abatement system, but this case study of the 1999 South East Queensland Forests Agreement exemplifies the collaborative, stakeholder-driven governance needed to address many of Australia’s most challenging threats.