About the Conservation Commission
The Conservation Commission of Western Australia (Conservation Commission) is an independent statutory authority that was established by Parliament under the Conservation and Land Management (CALM) Act 1984 in November 2000.
The Conservation Commission is the controlling body in which the State’s terrestrial conservation estate is vested. This includes national parks, conservation parks, nature reserves, state forests and timber reserves. The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) manages lands on behalf of the Conservation Commission. The Conservation Commission develops policies and provides independent advice to the Minister for Environment with respect to conservation, the management of ecological biodiversity and the application of ecologically sustainable forest management.
The Conservation Commission is responsible for the preparation of management plans for lands vested in it. Management plans are developed on behalf of the Conservation Commission by the Department of Environment and Conservation and independently monitored and audited by the Conservation Commission. The development of management plans includes the development of Forest Management Plans.
The Conservation Commission consists of nine members of the community who are appointed on the nomination of the Minister and is supported by a small executive team.
Featured Document
Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) Mid-term Audit of Performance
The Mid-term Audit of Performance of the Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 is now open for comment. For further information and details on how to make a submission please visit the Media Centre.
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The Conservation Commission has released its submission on the Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy.
To view the submission click here
An outcome of the mid-term audit of performance of the Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP), was that the Conservation Commission requested the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and the Forest Products Commission (FPC) to provide further information in relation to karri other bole volume production, and the realised and forecast yields of jarrah sawlog. DEC, in consultation with FPC, have provided the Conservation Commission with two supplemental advice reports; Supplemental advice to the Conservation Commission concerning the causes for the higher levels of karri other bole volume production during 2004-2007 and Supplemental advice to the Conservation Commission concerning the reasons for differences between the realised and forecast yields of jarrah sawlog during 2004-2007.
Click Here to download the report: Supplemental Advice to the Conservation Commission - Karri other bole volume
Click Here to download the report: Supplemental Advice to the Conservation Commission - Jarrah Sawlog
Current management plans developed jointly by the Conservation Commission and the Department of Environment and Conservation are now available on-line via the document centre.
Plans are listed by region so to view plans from the home page select Reserves then the region you are interested in and click the search documents button.
Management plans are the key to maintaining a healthy, diverse and well-managed Western Australian environment. The development of management plans for all vested lands is required under State legislation (the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984).
The Conservation Commission as the vested body is responsible for the preparation of management plans for all national parks, conservation parks, nature reserves, state forests and timber reserves.
Management plans are developed on behalf of the Conservation Commission by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and independently monitored and audited by the Conservation Commission.
The release of the Forest Management Plan (FMP) 2004-2013 Mid-term Audit of Performance triggered media interest with a number of articles appearing in The West Australian.
To view these articles click here
Articles reproduced courtesy The West Australian
