This year’s Forestry Australia Symposium will be held from Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 October 2024, in Ballarat, Victoria. The Symposium is known as the premier Australian meeting for forest scientists, foresters and forest growers. Source: Timberbiz
The 2024 Symposium theme ‘Healthy and resilient forests for our future,’ will explore the concepts that underpin the science and best practice of sustaining and promoting the stewardship of healthy forests across all land tenures and forest types, including:
- Evidence-based best practice to support and maintain healthy forests
- Traditional Owner perspectives on caring for Country
- Mitigation of threats to forest health and resilience
- Effective forest recovery and restoration following major disturbances
- Achieving healthy forests on farms, and
- Critical linkages between forests and human wellbeing and creativity
Regardless of land tenure and ownership, healthy and resilient forests should be the primary objective for all forest and land managers. Through active and adaptive management, healthy forests can deliver a range of environmental, social, cultural, and economic benefits – and they are much more likely to withstand future shocks and stresses, such as those generated by bushfires, invasive species and those anticipated with climate change.
The 2024 Symposium theme ‘Healthy and resilient forests for our future,’ will explore the concepts that underpin the science and best practice of sustaining and promoting the stewardship of healthy forests across all land tenures and forest types, including:
- Evidence-based best practice to support and maintain healthy forests
- Traditional Owner perspectives on caring for Country
- Mitigation of threats to forest health and resilience
- Effective forest recovery and restoration following major disturbances
- Achieving healthy forests on farms, and
- Critical linkages between forests and human wellbeing and creativity
The following speakers will be joining the Symposium in either plenary, concurrent or panel presentations.
- Dr Patrick Baker, University of Melbourne
- Prof Sue Baker, University of Tasmania
- Dr Tim Brodribb, University of Tasmania
- Yvette Eglington, University of Melbourne
- Dr Tom Fairman, University of Melbourne
- Dr Paul Foreman, Blue Devil Consulting
- Dr Rachelle Meyer, Trees on Farms Project
- Tim McBride, HVP
- Krista Patterson-Majoor, Cassinia Environmental
- Angeline Pool, Wadawurrung Corporation
- Dr Elizabeth Pryde, Greening Australia
- Rowan Reid, Bambra Agroforestry Farm
- Mike Ryan, VicForests
- Prof Jacki Schirmer, University of Canberra Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Research Network
- Mick Stephens, Timber Queensland
- Myall Tarran, SA Department of Primary Industries and Regions
- Rob Waterworth, Mullion Group
- Prof Kath Williams, University of Melbourne
- Fabiano Ximenes, NSW Department of Primary Industries
More speakers will be announced, along with a preliminary program.
For more information: https://www.forestryconference.com.au
