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Climate of change for forest policies?
THIS ISSUE
• C-o-C forum ‘mixed bag’ for timber merchants • FSC International chief arriving for Brisbane, Melbourne events
IFA national conference ‘timely, critical’
ARE foresters – and those influencing world forest policy – adapting quickly enough to climate change .. and in the best way? Authorities on global forest management who will speak at a national conference in Queensland next month suggest they are not responding to climate challenges as effectively as they should be. “There is a major need to educate foresters of both the need to adapt to climate change and the options that are available to them,” says Professor John L. Innes, chair of forest management at the Faculty of Forestry,
Definition of sustainable forest management is continuously evolving.
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University of British Columbia, Canada. The vice-president for policy of IUFRO, Prof. Innes says foresters must have the freedom to choose those options most applicable to their particular situations. “However, the definition of sustainable forest management is continuously evolving, and managers must be prepared to address these ‘shifting goal posts’,” he says. The Institute of Foresters of Australia is holding the national conference at Caloundra on Queensland’s Cont Page 7
• New treatment process passes all tests in Queensland • Industry praises outgoing QTIEWA president • Wood biomass: opportunity lost • Watchdog: when ‘wood’ isn’t wood • Gottstein announces new scholarships • NZ forest owners welcome better border biosecurity
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