Pacific forestry professionals to work closer togetherFriday 20 May 2011 Delegates to the 7th ANZIF Conference have agreed that forestry professionals in the Pacific region will work closer together on such matters as promotion and advocacy for the production and use of timber and other forest products, the sustainable management of forests and the need for greater professional forestry input into forest policies in the region.ANZIF is the four-yearly joint conference between the New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) and the Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA). The 2011 conference, held during the United Nations International Year of Forests, included participation by the Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA) and forestry professionals from the wider Pacific region. The conference called for greater support for forestry professionals in smaller Pacific countries from the NZIF, IFA and CFA. “During the conference steps were taken to initiate a network of forestry professionals to increase engagement with our Pacific neighbours and to investigate ways in which the NZIF and IFA might facilitate exchanges of personnel and experience and promote the use of professional standards including codes of ethics” said Dr Andrew McEwen, President of the NZIF. “It is also a concern that governments throughout the region, including Australia and New Zealand, have reduced the role of professional forestry advisers, despite the importance of forests in contributing to carbon capture and storage”, said Dr Peter Volker, President of the IFA. “Our Pacific neighbours are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts as a result of our domestic forest policies,” he added. |
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