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Conservation And Parks Commission
The Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) was a department of the Government of Western Australia that was responsible for implementing the state's conservation and environment legislation and regulations. It was created by the ''Conservation and Land Management Act 1984'', also known as the ''CALM Act'', which is still in force . The Department of Conservation and Land Management was responsible from 22 March 1985 to 30 June 2006 for protecting and conserving the State of Western Australia’s environment; this included managing the state's national parks, marine parks, conservation parks, state forests, timber reserves and nature reserves. The Conservation Commission of Western Australia, responsible for assessing and auditing the performance of the department, was also created by the ''CALM Act''. Now ( renamed the Conservation and Parks Commission), its functions have broadened, with its purpose stated as "to act as an independent and trusted community stew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forests Department (Western Australia)
The Forests Department was a department of the Government of Western Australia created in 1919 under Conservator of Forests Charles Lane Poole, that was responsible for implementing the State's Forests Act (1918-1976) legislation and regulations. The Forests Department was incorporated all together witNational Parks Authorityand thDepartment of Fisheries and Wildlifeon 21 March 1985 forming the Department of Conservation and Land Management. Status (at dissolution - 21 March 1985)Forests Department. Western Australia: Annual report, 1 July 1984 to 21 March 1985. Forest policies covered by the Forests Department involved the following management objectives: * Protect, control and rehabilitate forest areas that contribute to water supply requirements of the State, * Native forests sustainable timber production: ** Regeneration in 1984-85, karri 2 184 ha, wandoo 177 ha, tuart 70 ha (the jarrah forest regenerates naturally from lignotuberous seedlings present on the forest floor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
