Corporate Body
Institute of Foresters of Australia (1935 - )
- From
- 1935
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Functions
- Forest or Timber Industries, Forest Science and Professional Association
- Alternative Names
- Forestry Australia (Subsequent name)
- IFA (Acronym)
- Website
- https://www.forestry.org.au
Summary
The Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA) was founded in 1935 as the professional body representing the forestry profession. Members may be forest scientists, professionals, managers and growers operating in all aspects of forest and natural resource management throughout Australia. Objectives include to support competency and capacity-building of forest scientists, professionals, managers and growers; and to be a policy leader in forest management, promoting evidence-based decision-making. The IFA has branches in each state and the Australian Capital Territory, and a number of special interest committees. Australian forestry (ISSN 0004-9158), the Institute's journal, has been published since 1936.
Details
Awards made by the Institute include:
Fellowship: recognises Members for their outstanding service to forestry and Forestry Australia (awarded since1969);
N. W. Jolly Award: recognises exceptional service to forestry, reflecting contributions made across a wide range of disciplines and forest management activities (awarded since 1959).
Related entries
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Smith, Ailie; Moje, Christine; Rigby, Rebecca, The Study of Australian Eucalypts, eScholarship Research Centre, 2013, http://www.eoas.info/eucalypts/index.html. Details
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1514331. Details
Christine Moje and Helen Cohn
Created: 4 December 2012, Last modified: 2 September 2025
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