Maps and other graphics

These maps and other graphics were produced for Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018, and are available here for download in .png and .pdf file formats. A selection of the key maps from below are also available at Forest maps.

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Executive summary maps

Introduction maps

Criterion 1 maps and other graphics

Indicator 1.1a Area of forest by forest type and tenure

Figure 1.1: Australia's forests, by forest type: PNG [1.1 MB], PDF [3.5 MB].
Figure 1.2: Native forest crown cover classes, height classes, and area proportions: PNG [1.7 MB].
Figure 1.3: Native forest, by crown cover class: PNG [0.9 MB], PDF [3.5 MB].
Figure 1.4: Australia's forests, by tenure: PNG [0.9 MB], PDF [3.5 MB].
Figure 1.6: Differences between forest mapping in SOFR 2018 and SOFR 2013 in the northern part of the Northern Territory: PNG [0.7 MB], PDF [3.4 MB].

Indicator 1.1b Area of forest, by growth stage

Figure 1.14: Classification of growth stages in native forests: PNG [0.1 MB].

Indicator 1.1c Area of forest in protected area categories

Figure 1.16: Australia’s forests in the National Reserve System, by IUCN protected area category: PNG [0.8 MB], PDF [2.4 MB].

Indicator 1.1d Fragmentation of forest cover

Figure 1.17: Schematic diagram illustrating fragmentation metrics: PNG [0.1 MB].
Figure 1.18: Native forest fragmentation class distribution across Australia: PNG [0.9 MB], PDF [3.4 MB].
Figure 1.19: Native forest fragmentation class distribution across south-west Western Australia: PNG [0.5 MB], PDF [3.3 MB].
Figure 1.20: Native forest fragmentation class distribution across an area near Lake Burragorang (Warragamba Dam), south-west of Sydney, New South Wales: PNG [0.2 MB], PDF [7.4 MB].
Figure 1.21: Native forest patch size distribution across Australia: PNG [0.8 MB], PDF [3.4 MB].

Indicator 1.2b The status of forest dwelling species at risk of not maintaining viable breeding populations, as determined by legislation or scientific assessment

Figure 1.23A: Modelled distribution of listed threatened species. A forest-dwelling fauna: PNG [0.8 MB], PDF [2.9 MB].
Figure 1.23B: Modelled distribution of listed threatened species. B forest-dependent fauna: PNG [0.8 MB], PDF [2.8 MB].
Figure 1.23C: Modelled distribution of listed threatened species. C forest-dwelling flora: PNG [0.8 MB], PDF [2.3 MB].
Figure 1.23D: Modelled distribution of listed threatened species. D forest-dependent flora: PNG [0.8 MB], PDF [2.0 MB].
Figure 1.24: Modelled distribution of listed threatened forest ecological communities: PNG [0.8 MB], PDF [2.8 MB].
Figure 1.26: Swift Parrot breeding range: PNG [0.5 MB], PDF [2.8 MB].

Indicator 1.2c Representative species from a range of habitats monitored at scales relevant to regional forest management

Figure 1.37: Indicative distribution of the koala in Australia: PNG [0.5 MB], PDF [4.4 MB].

Criterion 2 maps and other graphics

Indicator 2.1a Native forest available for wood production, area harvested, and growing stock of merchantable and non merchantable tree species

Figure 2.1: Australia’s native forest available and suitable for commercial wood production, 2016: PNG [1.6 MB], PDF [3.7 MB].
Figure 2.3: Silvicultural systems used in Australia's native forests: PNG [1.6 MB].

Indicator 2.1c Annual removal of wood products compared to the volume determined to be sustainable for native forests, and future yields for plantations

Figure 2.28: Commercial plantations and National Plantation Inventory regions: PNG [0.7 MB], PDF [1.4 MB].

Criterion 3 maps

Criterion 5 maps

Indicator 5.1a Contribution of forest ecosystems and forest industries to the global greenhouse gas balance

Figure 5.1: Carbon density of Australia’s forests, 2016: PNG [1.1 MB], PDF [6.9 MB].
Figure 5.6: Carbon density of land in the Great Barrier Reef catchments, 2016: PNG [0.6 MB], PDF [3.8 MB].

Criterion 6 maps

Indicator 6.4a Area of forest to which Indigenous people have use and rights that protect their special values and are recognised through formal and informal management regimes

Figure 6.25: The Indigenous forest estate, by land ownership and management category: PNG [0.8 MB], PDF [2.2 MB].
Figure 6.26: Forest on non-Indigenous heritage-listed sites: PNG [0.7 MB], PDF [1.5 MB].

Indicator 6.5c Resilience of forest dependent communities to changing social and economic conditions

Figure 6.45: Local Government Areas, by proportion of the total workforce employed in forest and wood products industries, 2016: PNG [0.8 MB], PDF [4.3 MB].

Indicator 6.5d Resilience of forest dependent Indigenous communities to changing social and economic conditions

Figure 6.46: Indigenous Locations, by proportion of the Indigenous workforce employed in forest and wood products industries, 2016: PNG [0.6 MB], PDF [4.2 MB].

A single PDF file of all maps produced for Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 is available here: SOFR 2018 map package [31 MB].

Maps and other graphics

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