Question On Notice No. 531 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 February 2022 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt
Question Directed to the: Minister for Emergency Services representing the Minister for Environment
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
(1) What is the total area of clearing for bauxite mining on lands managed by the Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions within the Northern Jarrah Forest?
(2) Will the Minister please provide a breakdown of the information provided in answer to (1) to show:
(a) by decade, how much land was cleared;
(b) by decade, each vegetation type that was cleared and the area cleared for each vegetation type;
(c) for each year of the last 10 years, how much land was cleared; and
(d) for each year of the last 10 years, each vegetation type that was cleared and the area cleared for each vegetation type?
Answered on 15 March 2022
(1) The total area of clearing for bauxite mining on lands managed by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions within the Northern Jarrah Forest is
32,130 hectares.
(2)
(a) - (b)
|
Dominant forest type (derived from vegetation complexes[1])
|
Decade of clearing
|
Jarrah/Marri
|
Wandoo
|
Native non-forest
|
Total
|
1960-69
|
440
|
0
|
0
|
440
|
1970-79
|
2,030
|
0
|
10
|
2,040
|
1980-89
|
4,060
|
50
|
10
|
4,120
|
1990-99
|
6,210
|
40
|
30
|
6,280
|
2000-09
|
7,560
|
400
|
0
|
7,960
|
2010-19
|
9,250
|
1,150
|
20
|
10,420
|
2020
|
830
|
30
|
10
|
870
|
Total
|
30,380
|
1,670
|
80
|
32,130
|
[1]Webb A, Kinloch J, Keighery G, Pitt G. 2016 The extension of vegetation complex mapping to landform boundaries within the Swan Coastal Plain landform and forested region of south west Western Australia. Department of Parks and Wildlife, Perth, Western Australia.
(c) – (d)
|
Dominant forest type (derived from vegetation complexes[2])
|
Year of clearing
|
Jarrah/Marri
|
Wandoo
|
Native non-forest
|
Total
|
2011
|
1,230
|
90
|
0
|
1,320
|
2012
|
710
|
100
|
0
|
810
|
2013
|
910
|
120
|
0
|
1,030
|
2014
|
900
|
80
|
0
|
980
|
2015
|
870
|
160
|
0
|
1,030
|
2016
|
810
|
10
|
10
|
830
|
2017
|
830
|
150
|
0
|
980
|
2018
|
710
|
190
|
0
|
900
|
2019
|
1,030
|
170
|
0
|
1,200
|
2020
|
830
|
30
|
10
|
870
|
Total
|
8,830
|
1,100
|
20
|
9,950
|
[2]Webb A, Kinloch J, Keighery G, Pitt G. 2016 The extension of vegetation complex mapping to landform boundaries within the Swan Coastal Plain landform and forested region of south west Western Australia. Department of Parks and Wildlife, Perth, Western Australia.