WAPRES

WAPRES Integrated Management Systems

WAPRES operates an Integrated Management System involving the integration of key elements of management and business activities to achieve sustainable social, economic and environmental outcomes.

WAPRES is certified to ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems, AS 4708 Australian Forestry Standard, AS 4707 Chain of Custody and AS 4801 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. The framework of EMS and AFS are utilized to enable the implementation of a best practice approach to management and the achievement of continuous improvement. WAPRES plans to also gain FSC CoC during 2010. An executive summary of our most recent external audit is available in the download column to the right.
For more information please open the following document:

Certification

For information on the standards please visit the following websites:
http://www.forestrystandard.org.au/
http://www.environment.gov.au/land/management/ems/index.html
http://www.forestrystandard.org.au/files/Standards/4707-2006.pdf

http://www.fscaustralia.org/

WAPRES’ Defined Forest Area to which the requirements of the Australian Forestry Standard (AFS 4708) apply, covers a total area of almost 36,767 hectares in the south west of Western Australia. This area comprises the gross area of the 16 freehold properties owned by WAPRES on which plantations are established as well as the gross area covered by all of our more than 400 leases. WAPRES currently manages approximately 30,884 net stocked hectares of mostly Tasmanian Blue Gum (E.globulus) plantations within this Defined Forest Area. Of this about 20,000 hectares is owned by WAPRES with the remainder being managed for a range of third parties in particular Australian Bluegum Plantations (formerly Timbercorp) and WA Blue Gum. The plantations are generally within the 700mm rainfall isohyet and are situated between Boddington in the north and Albany in the south.

To view our Defined Forest Area please click on the link below:
Defined Forest Area