Regional Forest Agreement. These are agreements between the Commonwealth and State governments which are aimed to provide a blueprint for the future management of Australia's forests, and are purported to be the basis for an internationally competitive and ecologically sustainable forest products industry. These 20 year agreements aim to establish: a world class Comprehensive, Adequate and Representative (CAR) forest reserve system; certainty for industries and regional communities, enabling the development of internationally competitive and ecologically sustainable industries; and ecologically sustainable management of the whole forest estate, both on and off reserves.