Forest Management Plan Boundary For Southwestern Australia 2024-2033

2024-2033 plan outlines management for conservation reserves, state forest, and other lands in southwestern Western Australia. The boundary layer covers a total area exceeding 2.5 million hectares. It was developed by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions and authored by Clarissa Swarts.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial extent of the management plan area to assess regional conservation coverage.
• Integrate the boundary layer with other land-use datasets using the provided spatial join keys.
• Map the DBCA regions of Swan, South-west, and Warren, and the Redmond forest block for regional planning.
• Support ecologically sustainable forest management (ESFM) analysis by delineating the managed area.

Strengths

• Covers a defined area of over 2.5 million hectares.
• Plan is developed on a decadal cycle, providing structured long-term management context.
• Authoritative source from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
• Available in multiple spatial formats including GeoJSON, SHP, and Geopackage.

Limitations

• No tabular column or row count is provided, limiting understanding of attribute data structure.
• Sample data is unavailable for previewing specific attributes or geometry complexity.
• The dataset is a single boundary polygon, not a collection of individual features or time-series observations.

Provenance

Source

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA).

Collection Method

Developed as part of the decadal Forest Management Plan (FMP).

Time Range

2024-2033.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026, representing the current 2024-2033 plan period.

Geography

Southwestern Western Australia, covering the DBCA regions of Swan, South-west, Warren, and the Redmond forest block.