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Read our research projects and publications – on koala habitat mapping and more.

We completed a 3-year program that mapped koala habitat and occupancy in NSW native forests to inform new identification methods in native forestry areas.

The baseline map of koala occurrence was developed as part of the koala mapping program and shows where koalas are likely to be found across NSW.

As part of the koala mapping program, the EPA trialled 3 different mapping approaches in areas of differing koala density and habitat, in Royal Camp, Carwong, Maria River and Clouds Creek state forests.

The Predictive Koala Habitat Model was developed as the final stage of the koala mapping program. The model produces a map of koala habitat in north-eastern NSW by using environmental variables which are correlated with koala records, such as vegetation, soil type and climate. The maps will be used to more accurately identify koala habitat in private and public native forests in NSW.

Threatened ecological communities (TECs) are rare groups of plants, animals and other organisms interacting in a unique habitat. We completed a 3-year TEC mapping project to improve the recognition, management and regulation of TECs in native forestry areas in NSW.

The Private Native Forestry (PNF) Codes of Practice (the PNF Codes) establish a regulatory framework for the sustainable management of forests, guiding private native forestry operations in NSW.

Old growth forest and rainforest are rare ecosystems and provide important habitat for many threatened species. Logging is not permitted in old growth forest and rainforest on both private and public land in NSW.

We have developed guidelines and videos to provide further information to operators and landholders conducting native forestry operations and to support compliance with the PNF Code of Practice.

The video playlist below provides an overview of the legal framework underpinning PNF in NSW, introducing the PNF Code of Practice which sets environmental and operational standards for timber harvesting on private land.