{"id":39391,"date":"2025-06-03T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T09:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/?p=39391"},"modified":"2025-05-23T10:24:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T08:24:36","slug":"australia-forests-natural-regeneration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/environment\/australia-forests-natural-regeneration\/","title":{"rendered":"In Australia&#8217;s logged forests natural regeneration is not enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>In southwestern forests, 19% of cleared areas have not experienced natural regeneration. Poor management practices and climate change are determinants<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The use of poor management practices and the consequences of climate change are making the <strong>natural regeneration of forests<\/strong> after logging less and less effective. A phenomenon that appears evident in light of the numbers over the long term. This is according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0301479725011454?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a research <\/a>carried out in <strong>Australia<\/strong> that looked at the case of forested areas in the state of <strong>Victoria<\/strong>, in the southwest of the country. Where, say the authors, about one-fifth of the land affected by logging has not been able to restore itself in 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the end of native logging in Victoria on January 1 2024, the state\u2019s majestic forests might be expected to regenerate and recover naturally,\u201d the researchers wrote in a subsequent <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/logging-devastated-victorias-native-forests-and-new-research-shows-20-has-failed-to-grow-back-254465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> published in The Conversation. \u201cBut our new research shows that\u2019s not always the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sMUmbqSrCu\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/australia-forest-regeneration-co2\/\">Forest regeneration in Australia does not influence CO2 sequestration<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Forest regeneration in Australia does not influence CO2 sequestration&#8221; &#8212; Re Soil Foundation\" src=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/australia-forest-regeneration-co2\/embed\/#?secret=HCeH07AhSW#?secret=sMUmbqSrCu\" data-secret=\"sMUmbqSrCu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h5>Failure to regenerate affects 19 percent of deforested forest.<\/h5>\n<p>Victoria, researchers say, \u201cis home to some of the most spectacular forests on the planet.\u201d Its forests are home in particular to mountain ash, the <strong>world&#8217;s tallest flowering plant<\/strong>, which can reach nearly 100 meters in height. These environments maintain a strong cultural significance for indigenous peoples, support many recreational and tourism activities, and finally provide numerous ecosystem services including <a href=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/environment\/mixed-forest-regeneration-carbon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carbon sequestration<\/a>, which, precisely in ash forests, reaches one of the highest concentrations per hectare on a global scale.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For many decades, the researchers recall, these areas <strong>have been cleared for timber and pulp<\/strong>, leaving nature to regenerate the plants. But with what effects?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To answer this question, the authors used satellite data and data from official records on logging operations collected over four decades. The results speak for themselves: \u201cWe found that <strong>19.2 % of areas logged between 1980 and 2019<\/strong> in our study area (8030 ha of 41,819 ha cut) <strong>were characterized by regeneration failure<\/strong>,\u201d they explain.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"m75pZCW1cI\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/australia-carbon-sequestration\/\">Soil carbon sequestration in Australia can&#8217;t offset emissions<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Soil carbon sequestration in Australia can&#8217;t offset emissions&#8221; &#8212; Re Soil Foundation\" src=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/australia-carbon-sequestration\/embed\/#?secret=eyZa2jMtNp#?secret=m75pZCW1cI\" data-secret=\"m75pZCW1cI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h5>The situation has worsened over time<\/h5>\n<p>The study, by three scientists from the <strong>Australian National University in Canberra<\/strong> and published in the Journal of Environmental Management, found that the phenomenon has been fostered by highly inappropriate forest management choices. Key critical factors include the choice of the problematic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/clear-cutting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clear-cutting<\/a>, which exposes areas to <a href=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/environment\/climate-erosion-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">erosion<\/a>; logging on steep slopes, where soil loss is greatest; and the lack of remedial interventions such as <strong>planting<\/strong>, weed control and protection from grazing.<\/p>\n<p>But that is not all. Particularly serious, in fact, is the temporal progression of failure. \u201cThere was strong evidence of a significant increase in the extent of failed regeneration over the 40 years of our study, increasing <strong>from an average of &lt;2 ha per cutblock in 1980<\/strong> (\u223c7.5%) <strong>to an average of &gt;9 ha<\/strong> per cutblock in 2019 (\u223c85%),\u201d the research states.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hqjsTrPt2s\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/australia-wildfires-understorey-biodiversity\/\">The impact of wildfires on understorey and biodiversity rises in Australia<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;The impact of wildfires on understorey and biodiversity rises in Australia&#8221; &#8212; Re Soil Foundation\" src=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/australia-wildfires-understorey-biodiversity\/embed\/#?secret=3jPXipyBCw#?secret=hqjsTrPt2s\" data-secret=\"hqjsTrPt2s\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h5>Climate change affects forest recovery<\/h5>\n<p>Exacerbating the problem in forests, however, is another determining factor: climate change. Indeed, the study shows that regeneration failures have increased in recent years <strong>despite a gradual decline in the extent of logging<\/strong>. This suggests that rising temperatures have an increasing influence regardless of the intensity of forest activities.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is most evident in Australian eucalyptus forests in central Victoria. Indeed, these plants are <strong>highly dependent on cold, wet climates<\/strong> and regenerate successfully only under very specific conditions and in any case not compatible with those experienced by the region during the period under review: rising temperatures and reduced rainfall. It is no coincidence that failure to regenerate increasingly affects \u201ccutblocks at lower elevations\u201d che \u201cexperience warmer temperatures.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CL0OnhsI6m\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/woody-crops-biodiversity\/\">Perennial woody crops help preserve biodiversity<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Perennial woody crops help preserve biodiversity&#8221; &#8212; Re Soil Foundation\" src=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/woody-crops-biodiversity\/embed\/#?secret=clkNGGH1a5#?secret=CL0OnhsI6m\" data-secret=\"CL0OnhsI6m\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h5>A new strategy is needed<\/h5>\n<p>Current post-cutting regeneration methods, in short, are not sufficient to ensure the recovery of forest cover. Therefore, the scientists explain, new large-scale restoration strategies are needed. Among the suggestions in the research are banning logging on too steep terrain, initiating assisted planting in the most vulnerable areas, and integrating restoration into <strong>environmental funding mechanisms<\/strong>. Which, the researchers recall, include, for example, the issuance of bonds.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAs part of a coalition of researchers, environmental organisations, and finance sector partners we proposed a <strong>A$224 million (almost 130 million euros, ed.) green bond<\/strong> for forest regeneration,\u201d the authors write. \u201cThis proposal was put to the Victorian government via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcv.vic.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treasury Corporation of Victoria<\/a> (the public entity that manages the state&#8217;s finances, ed.).\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Green bonds, in particular, would stimulate joint investments by the government and private partners to improve biodiversity <strong>monitoring and conservation in native forests<\/strong>. Other investments could include creating tourism initiatives and protecting wildlife by protecting habitats for endangered species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In southwestern forests, 19% of cleared areas have not experienced natural regeneration. 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