FPA's consultancy services
The Forest Practices Authority maintains a core group of specialists who are available to provide consultancy services in the following areas:
- best practice codes: development and implementation of best practice codes and associated regulatory framework
- training: development and delivery of training courses in the planning and implementation of forest practices and the protection of natural and cultural values in wood production forests
- monitoring and assessment of forest practices: including harvesting, road construction, silvicultural systems and reforestation
- flora and fauna: surveys, research and development of management strategies to maintain flora and fauna values, including threatened species
- geomorphology: survey and inventory of geomorphology, management of geoheritage, assessment and management of geohazard
- soils and water: survey and mapping of soils, assessment of erodibility and risk, development of management strategies to maintain soil and water values
- archaeology and indigenous culture: assessment and inventory of cultural sites
- visual landscape: assessment of scenic impact from rural developments and the design of appropriate visual landscape strategies
- GIS/database: data analysis, data modelling, work flow automation, software selection/customisation and data management.
For further information contact the Chief Forest Practices Officer by Email info@fpa.tas.gov.au
Content last modified March 5, 2012, 10:10 am