ACFA - A Division of the IFA

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.

The use of consultants to undertake specified tasks is now common in many industries: consultants are able to provide unbiased specialist inputs to a particular project at competitive rates. Forestry consultants may be employed as individuals or may form part of a team drawing on expertise from a range of members.

The 2007 merge between ACFA and the Institute of Foresters of Australia will see ACFA operating as a Division under the IFA umbrella. Together, the IFA and ACFA represent a strong base of skilled, qualified and professionally accredited consulting foresters endorsed by the Registered Professional Forester (RPF) Scheme which is managed by the Institute of Foresters of Australia .  

Visit the ACFA website: http://www.consultingforesters.org.au/ 

ACFA Publications include:

• An Australian Standard for Valuing Commercial Forests
• Handbook to accompany 'An Australian Standard for Valuing Commercial Forests'

Membership of ACFA: 

Attachments:

• ACFA Brochure Final.pdf