MEDIA RELEASE
2 April 2020
The peak organisation representing professional foresters, scientists, land managers and commercial tree-growers in Australia, the Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA – incorporating Australian Forest Growers) has given muted approval to the decision by the Australian and …
MEDIA RELEASE
21 February 2020
The Institute of Foresters Australia and Australian Forest Growers has welcomed the Terms of Reference of the Royal Commission into Bushfires as signed off on by the Governor-General today but says action must be taken …
Following on from the devastating 2019/2020 bushfire season, the IFA/AFG have provided a few considerations to assist agroforesters and small private growers to navigate their post fire recovery
Communication is key … as in marketing all timber from small blocks you need to be in …
MEDIA RELEASE
31 January 2020
Summary
Suggestions a blanket no to recovery harvesting operations is too simplistic and a one size fits all approach should not be adopted.
A systematic plan that takes into consideration a range of matters such as protecting the diversity of the …
MEDIA RELEASE
16 January, 2020
Peak body for forest managers and growers releases key principles to understanding prescribed burning as a land management tool for bushfire mitigation (also known as hazard reduction burning, control burning and fuel reduction, amongst other names)
With the devastating bushfires continuing, the peak …
16 January 2020
The Adelaide Advertiser published a Letter to the Editor from IFA/AFG Member and Managing Director of Kangaroo Island Plantations Keith Lamb. I attended the Kangaroo Island fires in an active response role between 20 December and January 5, and remained on the …
MEDIA RELEASE
15 January 2020
The IFA/AFG issued a media release on Wednesday 15 January, which welcomed the announcement by the Federal Government of support packages of up to $75,000 grants for Primary Producers affected by the bushfire crisis.
“Our members appreciate …
MEDIA RELEASE
21 November, 2019
The Institute of Foresters of Australia is frustrated at the national broadcaster, once again, misrepresenting evidence to support dubious claims, this time in its story about water catchments. IFA President Bob Gordon has said …
MEDIA RELEASE
8 November, 2019
Australia’s premier professional body for forest scientists, forest managers and forest growers, the Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers has condemned the Andrews Government decision to end natural forestry in Victoria as ‘short-sighted.’
Bob Gordon, …
1 August 2019
In response to the Four Corners ‘Extinction Nation’ episode that aired on 24 June 2019, the IFA has issued a letter of complaint to the ABC expressing concerns over the bias and lack of balance. We believe that the Extinction Nation episode …