It is important to know what needs to be done in order to successfully implement the National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry within your organisation.

It is not possible to specify a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to implementing the changes required to secure compliance with the new NES-PF regulations. Forest operators come in different sizes, they use a variety of internal management and operational procedures, and there are geographical differences in terrain and existing planning instruments which all affect how different operators will need to respond to the NES-PF.

Even so, there are some key steps that we consider are common to all forest operators that should be undertaken to help achieve compliance with the NES-PF, which are discussed below.