Editing Protected areas of Tasmania (section)

===Future potential production forest===
'Future potential production forest land' (FPPF or FPPFL) is crown land administered by the [[Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tasmania)|Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE)]] where, except in some circumstances for "special species timbers", no [[native forest]] harvesting can be undertaken. It was formally classified as 'future reserve land' (FRL) under the Tasmanian Forests Agreement. FPPF may be converted to 'permanent timber production zone land' (PTPZ or PTPZL) after 2020.<ref name=RTI>{{cite web |url=http://stategrowth.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/142087/RTI_16-17-24_-_info_for_publication.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224064441/http://stategrowth.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/142087/RTI_16-17-24_-_info_for_publication.PDF |archive-date=2017-02-24 |url-status=live |title=RTI 16-17-24 |publisher=[[Government of Tasmania]] |website=stategrowth.tas.gov.au |access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref><ref name=RebuildForestryGov>{{cite web |url=http://www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/forestry/rebuilding |title=Rebuilding Tasmania's Forest Industry |publisher=[[Government of Tasmania]] |website=stategrowth.tas.gov.au |date=4 May 2017 |access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref>

====Background====
The Tasmanian Forests Agreement which was passed in 2013<ref name=ConversationTFA>{{cite web |url=https://theconversation.com/tasmanian-forests-agreement-deeply-flawed-worth-backing-14035 |title=Tasmanian Forests Agreement: deeply flawed, worth backing |website=The Conversation (Australia) |publisher=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation Media Group Ltd]] |first1=Fred |last1=Gale |date=8 May 2013 |access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref> after almost 4 years of negotiations,<ref name=ABCRepeal/> categorised about {{Convert|400000|ha}} of crown land native forest as FRL, which included areas of forests of the [[Styx Valley|Styx]], [[Weld Valley|Weld]], [[Upper Florentine Valley|Upper Florentine]], [[Great Western Tiers]] and [[Tarkine]] regions.<ref name=ConversationTFA/> The fate of FRL was dependent upon Tasmanian forest practices gaining [[Forest Stewardship Council]] (FSC) certification.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/05/30/4015649.htm |title=Six years is a long time in Tasmania's forests |website=abc.net.au |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |first1=Tim |last1=Walker |first2=Leon |last2=Compton |date=30 May 2014 |access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref> In the recent 2014 audit, Forestry Tasmania (now Sustainable Timber Tasmania) complied with 193 indicators, but needed further action on 10 more.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/forestry-tasmania-faces-battle-for-fsc-certification/news-story/5206b3289794b1e9d9872fa2055be8ff |title=Forestry Tasmania faces battle for FSC certification |website=themercury.com.au |publisher=[[News Corp Australia]] |first1=Blair |last1=Richards |date=24 April 2015 |access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-01/forestry-tasmania-fails-to-gain-fsc-certification/7210282 |title=Forestry Tasmania fails to gain crucial certification to aid overseas marketing |website=abc.net.au |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |first1=Ellen |last1=Coulter |date=1 March 2016 |access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref>

In September 2014 the [[Government of Tasmania|Tasmanian government]] passed legislation<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/consol_act/ftfia2014459/ |title=''Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014'' |website=austlii.edu.au |publisher=Australasian Legal Information Institute |date=25 September 2014 |access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref> which reclassified the 400,000 hectares of FRL as FPPF. After the expiration of the memorandum in April 2020, areas of FPPF can be converted to PTPZ where native forest logging can occur, subject to parliamentary approval. Until 2020, only limited "special species timber" harvesting can be undertaken in FPPF.<ref name=RebuildForestryGov /><ref name=ABCRepeal>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-02/forestry-peace-deal-repeal-bill-passed-by-tasmania-parliament/5714634 |title=Tasmania repeals the forestry peace deal between conservationists and loggers, opening up 400,000 hectares |website=abc.net.au |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |first1=Sam |last1=Ikin |first2=Tom |last2=Nightingale |date=3 September 2014 |access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://theconversation.com/end-of-tasmanias-forest-peace-deal-heralds-more-uncertainty-31010 |title=End of Tasmania’s forest peace deal heralds more uncertainty |website=theconversation.com (Australia) |publisher=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation Media Group Ltd]] |first1=Russell |last1=Warman |date=29 August 2014 |access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref>