MEDIA RELEASE
10 March 2021
Active and adaptive forest management key to addressing ecosystem decline The peak organisation representing some 1,000 scientific and professional forest land managers in Australia has told the Inquiry into Ecosystem Decline in Victoria that only active and adaptive land management supported …
MEDIA RELEASE
28 February 2021
Foresters concerns confirmed – UTas researchers and academics to undergo integrity training The Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers thanks the University of Tasmania for its thorough investigation of our concerns that a recent academic paper …
MEDIA RELEASE
10 February 2021
State Government plantation land going to waste, Australia’s largest carbon offsets project goes begging, while endangered Cockatoos suffer.
The Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers (IFA/AFG) is …
MEDIA RELEASE
2 February 2021
The Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers (IFA/AFG) has congratulated Director Dr Lachlan (Lachie) McCaw for being awarded the prestigious Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) as part of the Australia Day Honours.
Dr McCaw received the medal, which recognises distinguished service …
MEDIA RELEASE
22 January 2021
The peak organisation representing some 1,000 professional and scientific forest land managers in Australia has made a submission to the K’gari (Fraser Island) Bushfire Review, calling for a greater focus on year-round bushfire prevention …
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14 December, 2020
New appointments grow IFA/AFG board capacity and diversity The Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers (IFA/AFG) is delighted to announce the appointments of a new Vice President and board member, with Dr Michelle Freeman elected as Vice President …
MEDIA RELEASE
11 December, 2020
K’gari Bushfire Review opportunity to address fire response and prevention shortcomings
The peak organisation representing some 1,000 professional and scientific forest land managers in Australia has welcomed the announcement of the K’gari (Fraser Island) Bushfire Review, hoping it will be a catalyst for …
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6 November, 2020
IFA/AFG respond to Tasmanian doctors’ forestry claims The peak organisation representing some 1,000 professional and scientific forest land managers in Australia have responded to a public letter from Tasmanian doctors calling for Premier Peter Gutwein to end the harvesting of native forests.
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MEDIA RELEASE
30 October 2020
Underwhelming Bushfire Royal Commission report lacks vision needed to address Australia’s bushfire woes
The Bushfire Royal Commission’s final report is totally underwhelming and fails to address the current imbalance between fire prevention and fire response says the Institute of Foresters (IFA/AFG), the professional association representing some …
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26 October, 2020
Bush Fire Royal Commission task to simply recommend findings of previous 58 inquiries
The professional association representing some 1,000 forest scientists, researchers and forest professional managers, the Institute of Foresters (IFA/AFG) has called on the Bush Fire Royal Commission to simply audit and …