Forests of Australia

Australia has many forests of importance due to significant features, despite being one of the driest continents. As of 2009^[update], Australia has approximately 147 million hectares of native forest, which represents about 19% of Australia's land area.^[1] The majority of Australia's trees are hardwoods, typically eucalypts, rather than softwoods like pine. While softwoods dominate some native forests, their total area is judged insufficient to constitute a major forest type in Australia's National Forest Inventory.^[2] The Forests Australia website provides up-to-date information on Australia's forests. Detailed information on Australia's forests is available from Australia's State of the Forests Reports that are published every five years.