The next workshop organised by the IFA Forest Valuation Standard subcommittee has an agenda that includes a wide range of topics such as Green Bonds, Natural Capital Accounting, Carbon Sequestration, Native Forests, as well as latest information and thinking on forest valuations. Source: Timberbiz
This workshop is open to all IFA members, forest valuers, forest practitioners and anyone interested in latest thinking on forest valuations in Australia.
The event will be held on 23-24 May at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Hobart, Tasmania with an optional field day.
On the Thursday, the seminar will cover:
- Forest ownership in ANZ – an Update on forestry transactions and recent changes in Tasmania; Andrew Morton, Indufor Asia Pacific
- What is driving forest values in or region – an overview of product supply demand; Rudolf Rensburg, Margules Groome Consulting
- Purpose of valuations – the role and responsibilities of the independent valuer; Brian Johnson, Margules Groome Consulting
- Valuation methodology and financial reporting standards; Brian Johnson, Margules Groome Consulting
- Independent valuers and auditors – what role do they play?
- Green Bonds – do forests have a role? David Bartlett, Sustainable
Timber Tasmania
- Natural Capital Accounting – what does it mean for future earnings? Anthony O’Grady, CSIRO
- Environmental economic accounting; Mark Eigenraam, IDEEA Group
- Carbon and Forests – TAS DPAC project; Blair Freeman, Indufor
- Valuing Natural Forests – do they require special treatment? Rudolf Rensburg, Margules Groome Consulting
- Forest Loss – fire, insurance & expert witness; Rob de Fégely, Margules Groome Consulting
- Registered Professional Foresters – why & how will they help? Bob Gordon & Jim Wilson, Institute of Foresters of Australia
An optional dinner will be held on Thursday night followed by an optional field day on the Friday in the Huon Valley which will cover:
- Farm Forestry joint venture with Norske Skog; standing thinned mature pine plantation and recent fire salvage
- SO005D: smaller regrowth with good hydro pole potential
- Historic sawmill site
- HA020K: 1969 regrowth
- Pruned hardwood plantation
- IST yard – discussion of tenders
Registration: (includes GST)
- $150.00 IFA/AFG member rate
- $250.00 Non-member rate
- $80.00 Optional dinner, Thursday
- $125.00 Optional field day
The Hotel Grand Chancellor has special rates starting from $149.00 per night (room only). To access this rate call 03 6235 4535 and quote ‘The Institute of Foresters of Australia’.
To register for the event www.trybooking.com/BBVZC
