Journal article
Managing woodlands for income maximisation in western Queensland, Australia: Clearing for grazing versus timber production
Forest Ecology and Management, Vol.185(3), pp.291-306
2003
Abstract
Queensland, Australia, has a proud pastoral history; however, the private and social benefits of continued woodland clearing for pasture development are unlikely to be as pronounced as they had been in the past. The environmental benefits of tree retention in arid regions of the State are now better appreciated and market opportunities have arisen for the unique timbers of western Queensland. A financial model is developed to facilitate a comparison of the private profitability of small-scale timber production from remnant Acacia woodlands against clearing for pasture development in the Mulga Lands and Desert Uplands bioregions of western Queensland. Four small-scale timber production scenarios, which differ in target markets and the extent of processing (value-adding), are explored within the model. Each scenario is examined for the cases where property rights to the timber are vested with the timber processor, and where royalties are payable. For both cases of resource ownership, at least one scenario generates positive returns from timber production, and exceeds the net farm income per hectare for an average grazing property in the study regions over the period 1989-1990 to 2000-2001. The net present value per hectare of selectively harvesting and processing high-value clearwood from remnant western Queensland woodlands is found to be greater than clearing for grazing. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Managing woodlands for income maximisation in western Queensland, Australia: Clearing for grazing versus timber production
- Authors
- Tyron J Venn (Author) - University of QueenslandR L McGavin (Author) - Queensland Forest Research InstituteH M Rogers (Author) - Department of Natural Resources and Mines
- Publication details
- Forest Ecology and Management, Vol.185(3), pp.291-306
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Date published
- 2003
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00225-1
- ISSN
- 0378-1127
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449397602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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