Word or Acronym
Description and/or explanation

APM
Australian Paper Manufacturers.

BGF
Banana Growers Federation.

CRA
The Comprehensive Regional Assesment process. Completed in late 1998 and formalised through the NSW Government's 1998 Forestry Decision.

DLWC
The NSW state government Department of Land and Water Conservation.

HSQ
High Site Quality.

IAP
Interim Forest Assessment Process. The first of two major scientific assessments of the public forest estate. See CRA

LNE
Lower North East region of NSW. Extends from about Gosford north to Urunga and west to the forests around Muswellbrook and Armidale.

LSQ
Low Site Quality.

MSQ
Medium Site Quality.

NFPS
The 1992 National Forest Policy Statement bt the federal and state governments.

SCU
Southern Cross University situated in Lismore, NSW.

Silviculture
The cultivation of forest trees.

UNE
Upper North East region of NSW. Extends north from Urunga to the Queensland Border and west to the forests around Glen Innes and Tenterfield.