21st March each year
World Forestry Day is celebrated in forests around the world on 21st March each year as people take time to consider the benefits of forests to the community - such as catchment protection, providing habitat for animals and plants, areas for recreation, education and scientific study, and as a source of many products including timber and honey. World Forestry Day also aims to provide opportunities for people to learn how forests can be managed and used sustainably for these many purposes. In Queensland, it has been a day for students and other members of the community to take part in activities in State Forests, from forest walks to testing the quality of watercourses on forest lands.
March 21st - World Forestry Day
Monday, March 21 is World Forestry Day – a day celebrated around the world by the forest industry and foresters and an occasion to celebrate advances in forest science, and recognise the need to ensure sustainable forest management to protect our environmental. social and economic future.
As part of World Forestry Day, NAFI is releasing a new publication - Australia’s Achievements in Sustainable Forest Management - that highlights the actions that Australia’s forest industry has taken to make sustainable forest management a central principle in all our forest activities.
World Forestry Day had been celebrated since the early 1970s, after the United Nations recommended a day be set aside each year for countries to appreciate the value of forest resources.
World Forestry Day 2005
Senator Ian Macdonald has said on World Forestry Day that our nation's approach to forest management was first class
Australia will never be a nation without forests and sustainable forestry thanks to the good management of our natural assets.
Speaking on World Forestry Day (Monday March 21), Australian Forestry and Conservation Minister Senator Ian Macdonald said our nation's approach to forest management was first class.
"Because of good management, Australians will be blessed with sustainable forests and ongoing timber jobs forever," Senator Macdonald said.
"The Australian Government has never taken a backward step regarding conservation, but we are also committed to jobs in regional Australia.
"The forestry debate in Tasmania during last year's election campaign demonstrated that jobs and the environment can be balanced."
Senator Macdonald said conservationists should be working to help poorer countries across the globe better manage their forests.
"If the radical Greens were genuine about conservation, they would stop making headlines in a country like Australia that has the best managed forests in the world, and try to spread the gospel of balancing conservation with the economy overseas," he said.
"Australian forest management for timber production is highly regarded internationally, and is supported by sustainable forest management certification schemes.
"This certification ensures timber sourced from Australian forests adheres to strict economic and environmental and cultural requirements and supports continual improvement toward sustainable forest management.
"World Forestry Day 2005 is a fantastic opportunity for the forestry industry and conservationists to celebrate these achievements and voice their pride."