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12 OCTOBER 2021
Active and adaptive forest management and increased integration of Indigenous knowledge with Western scientific evidence and technologies are key to restoring and maintain the health of Australia’s forests, the Forestry Australia national conference has heard on its opening day. .
Forestry Australia Vice President …
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11 OCTOBER 2021
IFA/AFG announces new identity – Forestry Australia The Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers has changed its name to Forestry Australia.
Forestry Australia CEO Jacquie Martin said the new name better represented the broad scope of forest and land management work …
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THURSDAY 7 OCTOBER
The professional association representing some 1,000 forest scientists, researchers and professional forest land managers in Australia will soon be known by a new name.
The Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers (IFA/AFG) has announced it will launch a new …
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30 September 2021
IFA/AFG welcomes study on Indigenous knowledge and the shackles of wilderness
The professional association representing some 1,000 forest scientists, researchers and forest land managers in Australia has welcomed the paper Indigenous knowledge and the shackles of wilderness by Associate Professor and Wiradjuri man Michael-Shawn …
Professors Jerry Vanclay and Kevin Tolhurst have written an OpEd piece titled, Does timber harvesting make forests more flammable?
They note that, “Some ecologists and conservationists, opposed to timber harvesting, are trying to use bushfire disasters as a lever to stop native forest harvesting, but their case is based on opinion, beliefs …
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8 SEPTEMBER 2021
The Western Australian Government’s decision to end native forest harvesting from 2024 is deeply concerning because it has been made in the absence of public consultation and is not backed up by science or long-term thinking, says …
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19 August 2021
National Science Week 2021
The Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers (IFA/AFG) is celebrating the role that forest science plays in ensuring a healthy and resilient future for Australian society and the environment for National Science …
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16 August 2021
IFA/AFG National Conference goes hybrid to increase accessibility
Your Forests, Our Future
11-14 October 2021
Forest scientists, professionals and growers in lockdown need not fear about missing the IFA/AFG National Conference of the year.
The Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers (IFA/AFG) has announced …
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10 August 2021
United Nations climate change report calls for urgent action and forestry management must be part of the solution The professional association representing some 1,000 forest scientists, researchers and professional forest land managers, the …
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28 July 2021
A new paper reviewing the science behind claims that forest management and timber harvesting worsened the 2019/20 bushfires has been welcomed by the professional association representing some 1,000 scientific and professional forest land managers in Australia.
The 2019/20 fire season will be …