Forestry Australia 2024 Symposium
Healthy and resilient forests for our future
29 – 31 October 2024
Mercure Ballarat Convention Centre, Victoria.
To view the Conference Handbook, click here
To access the recordings and slides for each session, click on hyperlinked session titles below:
Tuesday 29 October 2024
| Keynote Speaker 1 Nurturing healthy and resilient forests to mitigate wildfire and climate change Professor Lori Daniels, Department of Forest and Conservation Services, Forest Services Centre, Canada |
| Keynote Speaker 2 Supporting the sustainable future of forestry Adam Fennessy, Secretary, DAFF |
| Keynote Speaker 3 The Art of Radical Diplomacy Kirsha Kaechele, Co-owner of MONA & sponsor of Forest Economics Congress |
| Keynote Speaker 4 The Philosophies of production forestry and conservation: what can we learn from each other for the future of Australia’s forest health Dr Bill Jackson, Acting President, Forestry Australia |
| Session 1: Active Forest Management Producing Healthy Forests
Refining timber harvesting and reservation approaches to maximise biodiversity outcomes Stand density management for ecological outcomes |
| Session 2: Threats to Healthy and Resilient Forests
New technology for controlling feral deer in forests: from the SA Feral Deer Eradication program and beyond Testing tolerance – forest health in the era of megafires Linking heat and crown dieback in trees Forest Health Surveillance, why bother? |
| Session 3: Aboriginal Forest Management and Caring for Country
Indigenous nature repair: Healthy forests, healthy communities and healthy people Assessment of Noongar Cultural Values to Inform Forest Management |
Wednesday 30 October 2024
| Concurrent 1 | Biodiversity
Forest Resilience under climate change: are we ready for planned adaptation? Biodiversity monitoring program Standardised approach for monitoring change in vegetation quality Nature Repair Markets |
| Concurrent 2 | Healthy forests, diverse, inclusive and healthy people
Forests and psychological wellbeing Improving accessibility for people with disabilities in forest reserves in partnership with other agencies Healthy communities and healthy forests In the eyes of beholders: how worldview influences definition of healthy forests |
| Concurrent 3 | Technology, Innovation & latest research
AI camera technology for bushfire detection Browsing management in a changing landscape: a global analysis of non-lethal mammal browsing control Is loss of forest research capacity a furphy? Australian Forest and Wood Innovations – supporting transformational innovation across the national forestry and forest product value chain |
| Concurrent 4 | Carbon methods and active management
Towards full carbon accounting for forests Opportunities for Forestry in the ACCU Scheme Carbon Farming for healthy forests Native regrowth thinning in Tasmania is – the light on the hill |
| Concurrent 5 | Healthy forests, healthy farms and agricultural landscapes
Strategies for healthy and resilient agroforestry landscapes Productivity and carbon benefits of integrating trees into farming systems Creating landscapes which are both productive and ecologically resilient Recent Advances in Queensland’s Silvopastoral Systems |
| Concurrent 6 | Forestry, art, history & creativity
Play in Nature – cultivating connection fostering healthy people Forests as medicine Forestry imagery & how people respond The importance of people and their stories |
| Closing Panel
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