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Major drawcard announced for Canberra Forest Conference

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