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MEDIA RELEASE: Support for thinning regrowth forests in the south-west

2021-12-13T11:43:26+11:00June 17th, 2020|Latest News, Media Release|

Support for thinning regrowth forests in the south-west

MEDIA RELEASE
17 June 2020

The organisation representing forest managers and private forest owners has welcomed calls for action on ecological thinning of regrowth forests in the south-west of Western Australia. Institute of Foresters and Australian Forest Growers spokesman John Clarke said that thinning

MEDIA RELEASE: IFA/AFG supports clarification as a result of VicForests Federal Court case

2021-12-13T13:50:14+11:00May 28th, 2020|Latest News, Media Release|

IFA/AFG supports clarification as a result of VicForests Federal Court case

MEDIA RELEASE
28 May 2021

The peak organisation for forest scientists and land managers, the Institute of Foresters Australia and Australian Forest Growers (IFA/AFG) supports clarification of the Federal Court decision finding VicForests had not followed what appear to be conflicting

MEDIA RELEASE: IFA/AFG response to CRCNA Northern forestry and forest products industry situation analysis

2021-12-13T13:56:56+11:00May 15th, 2020|Latest News, Media Release|

IFA/AFG response to CRCNA Northern forestry and forest products industry situation analysis

MEDIA RELEASE
15 May 2020

The IFA / AFG welcome the release of the Northern forestry and forest products industry situation analysis by the Co-operative Research Centre of Northern Australia (CRCNA).

The situation analysis identifies several of the emerging and potential

MEDIA RELEASE: Peak land management professionals issue support for bushfire recovery harvesting

2021-12-13T14:01:23+11:00May 1st, 2020|Latest News, Media Release|

Peak land management professionals issue support for bushfire recovery harvesting

MEDIA RELEASE
1 May 2020

The peak organisation for forest land managers and scientists, the Institute of Foresters Australia and Australian Forest Growers (IFA/AFG) has reaffirmed its support of bushfire recovery harvesting subject to strict controls.

Earlier this year, the Institute of Foresters Australia released a position

MEDIA RELEASE: Bushfire Royal Commission: More lives at risk without prevention

2023-12-04T07:02:02+11:00April 28th, 2020|Latest News, Media Release|

Bushfire Royal Commission: More lives at risk without prevention

MEDIA RELEASE
28 April 2020

Australia should urgently accept that bushfire prevention rather than suppression is the only way to avoid the widescale loss of lives, property and biodiversity experienced last summer according to the Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers (IFA/AFG).

The peak organisation

MEDIA RELEASE: Prescribed burning saves lives, property and biodiversity

2021-12-20T08:12:31+11:00April 22nd, 2020|Latest News, Media Release|

Prescribed burning saves lives, property and biodiversity

MEDIA RELEASE
22 April 2020

A new research paper arguing prescribed burning can save lives, property and biodiversity has been strongly welcomed by the Institute of Foresters Australia and Australian Forest Growers (IFA/AFG).

Morgan et al.’s Prescribed burning in south-eastern Australia – history and future directions concludes that:

MEDIA RELEASE: Bushfire review – Prevention is better than cure

2023-12-04T07:03:21+11:00April 21st, 2020|Latest News, Media Release|

Bushfire review: Prevention is better than cure

MEDIA RELEASE
21 April 2020

The peak organisation representing over 1,000 professional and scientific forest land managers have stressed the need to prioritise broadscale fire preparedness in place of fire suppression as they put forward their submission to the Independent Review into South Australia’s 2019/20

MEDIA RELEASE: IFA/AFG fells myths on native forest harvesting

2021-12-20T08:22:08+11:00April 8th, 2020|Latest News, Media Release|

IFA/AFG fells myths on native forest harvesting

MEDIA RELEASE
8 April 2020

The peak organisation representing some 1,000 professional and scientific forest land managers and growers have released a position paper outlining the raft of socio-economic and environmental values active native forest management provides to Australia.

Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian

MEDIA RELEASE: Victorian RFA extension welcome but more needs to be done

2021-12-20T08:33:31+11:00April 2nd, 2020|Latest News, Media Release|

Victorian RFA extension welcome but more needs to be done

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: Act now, before it’s too late: Bushfire Royal Commission Terms of Reference

2021-12-20T08:51:46+11:00February 21st, 2020|Latest News, Media Release|

Act now, before it’s too late: Bushfire Royal Commission Terms of Reference

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

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