Anne Ruston
An exciting line-up of speakers has been announced for the 2018 Joint IFA-AFG Conference – Forests for healthy cities, farms and people (2-5 September). Source: Timberbiz
Speakers will address the major conference themes which include:
- the increasing importance of urban forests in our growing cities,
- the continuing importance of trees on farms for productive and sustainable rural landscapes, and
- our increasing understanding of the links between healthy tree-scapes and healthy people.
Conference speakers:
- Senator, the Honourable Anne Ruston Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources.
- Kate Auty ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment.
- Kenneth Er Chief Executive Officer of Singapore National Parks Board.
- Dr Graham Farquhar Distinguished Professor at The Australian National University and 2018 Senior Australian of the Year.
- Jacki Schirmer Associate Professor at the University of Canberra.
- Fiona Simson President of the National Farmers’ Federation.
- Kathryn Williams Associate Professor in environmental psychology at the University of Melbourne.
Conference registration: https://forestry.org.au/events
