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Professor John Innes approved for RPF
Friday, 5 February 2010
Professor John Innes of West Vancouver BC Canada has been approved as an RPF in the specialist category of Forest Science and Research with expertise in Sustainable Forest Management...
read more... | FFIC releases new Forest Industry Plan
Tasmania’s forest industry has launched its New Forest Industry Plan - a blueprint for future growth, innovation and wealth creation.
The Chairman of the Forests and Forest Industry Council of Tasmania (FFIC) Mr Rob Woolley, said today the Plan outlined the way forward for the industry and that it would ensure it maintained its leading role as an iconic Tasmanian success story into the 21st century.
read more... | IFA members recognised in Australia Day Honours list
Friday, 5 February 2010
The IFA is pleased to learn that two IFA members have been recognised in the recent Australia Day 2010 Honours list. Wayne Schmidt of Western Australia recognised with a Public Service Medal for ‘outstanding public service within the Parks and Visitor Services Division of Western Australia’s Department of Environment and Conservation’ and Neil Cooper of ACT has been recognised for ‘outstanding public service to the development of improved fire management programs within the Australian Capital Territory.
read more... | IFA World Forestry Day Events
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Preparations are underway for the 2010 World Forestry Day!. See what is going on in your city...
read more... | Dr Jerry Leech honoured by the CFA
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
IFA member Dr Jerry Leech has been honoured with the Commonwealth Forestry Association’s (CFA) Regional award acknowledging his outstanding work and leadership to the forestry sector.
The award which recognised that Dr Leech had played an exceptional role as a forestry systems practitioner and consultant was presented to him by The Hon. Tony Burke, MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry at the Forest Futures Industry Liaison Dinner at Parliament House Canberra. The CFA was represented by CFA Regional Secretary Mike Bleby and CFA Vice President Bob Newman.
| IFA represented at 2009 Forest Industries Conference in Canberra
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
The IFA was represented by newly appointed CEO Cassandra Spencer at the Forest Futures 2009 Forest Industries Conference which was held in Canberra earlier this week. In participating at the Leaders Industry Liaison Dinner and in particular the Skills and Employment Council (SEC) meeting it was noted that while no statistical data had been collected for tertiary education in terms of number of enrolments, the intention of ForestWorks is to actively work with the IFA and universities to capture tertiary level forest education and career information and assimilate this into its initiatives.
The interest of IFA members in the conference program was reflected in the large number of members in attendance during the two day conference.
| IFA National Conference 2009 - Climate Change Statement
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Members are informed that the 2009 Caloundra Conference delegates issued the following Statement:
That the Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA) 2009 Conference recognizes the significant impact that climate change may have on forests and the important role that forests might play in mitigating its effects. The Conference calls on the Government of Australia to advocate the inclusion of:
all natural and man-made forests;
all related activities such as afforestation/reforestation; and
recognition of all wood products as long term carbon storages in a national Emissions Trading Scheme and in a post Kyoto 2012 agenda.
| IFA President reports from World Forestry Congress
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
The IFA hosted a side event meeting of professional forestry associations at the World Forestry Congress being held this week at Buenos Aeries, Argentina. The meeting was held on Tuesday 20 October, at the instigation of IFA President Dr Peter Volker.
read more... | Centenary of forest education at Creswick 2010
Wednesday, 25 September 2009
One hundred years of forest education in Australia will be celebrated in 2010 in a series of events throughout Victoria - where it all started.
Coinciding as it does with a current set of relevant crises – not least unprecedented wildfires and water shortages – the centenary presents a wonderful opportunity to contemplate a very different scenario for the coming 100 years of forestry education, building on and celebrating the traditions and learnings from the past...
read more... | Landowner attitudes towards forest carbon sink implementation
Friday, 25 September 2009
The Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, The Hon Tony Burke MP, has announced that Dr Lyndall Bull (ANU) is one of the winners of a 2009 Science and Innovation Award for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Dr Bull’s award was sponsored by Forests and Wood Products Australia and has titled her project ‘Understanding how landowners feel about forest carbon sinks’. Reducing carbon emissions is one of the greatest global challenges of the century and in Australia, a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) will commence on 1 July 2011. Within both regulatory and voluntary markets, landowners have the opportunity to sell carbon credits from reforestation activities. Lyndall will conduct a series of interviews and a pilot survey to gain knowledge of landowners understanding of the reforestation opportunity and their planting intentions.
Dr Bull hopes to provide policy makers with insight into the reforestation plans of landowners, which they can then use to develop appropriate policies to get the best benefits from reforestation activities.
| ACFA - A Division of the IFA
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
The Association of Consulting Foresters of Australia (ACFA) was established in 1978 in response to the need to promote and protect the credibility and competence of Australia's consulting foresters.
Nowadays, both the public and private sectors need access to independent, objective and non-political assessments of current and proposed forest activities which are reliable and have the backing of a recognized professional association.
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Events
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IFA World Forestry Day Events
Preparations are underway for the 2010 World Forestry Day!. See what is going on in your city...
read more... | LiDAR in Forests 2010 - The 2nd Australian Airborne Laser Scanning in Forestry Workshop
CRC for Forestry is holding a LiDAR in Forests 2010 - The 2nd Australian Airborne Laser Scanning in Forestry Workshop. The Open Forum Workshop and Workshop dinner is being held on Tuesday 20 April 2010. The CRC members' workshop is on Wednesday 21 April 2010.
read more... | AFG National Conference Mount Gambier,SA
AFG National Conference Mount Gambier,SA. 10-13 October 2010.
read more... | AFAC Bushfire CRC annual conference Darwin Convention Centre Australia
AFAC Bushfire CRC annual conference Darwin Convention Centre Australia. 8-10 September 2010.
read more... | Future Forestry Finance Sydney , NSW
Future Forestry Finance Sydney,NSW. 1 -2 March 2010.
read more... | 18th Commonwealth Forestry Conference, Edinburgh,UK
18th Commonwealth Forestry Conference, Edinburgh,Scotland. 28 June - 2 July 2010
read more... | International Conference on the Efforts in Response to Forest Related Natural Disasters: 12-14 April 2010, Beijing
Conference theme: Respect and grasp nature, prevent and reduce the loss.
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