The Australian Forest History Society is a network of people interested in the history of Australia's forests and woodlands.[1] It was formed in 1988 and was formally incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on 27 May 1998. The Society membership stood at about 90 in 2014. It produces a newsletter three times a year and a national conference every 3–4 years.[2] For example, the 2015 conference focused on social and environmental history of planted forests, and the role of Australian species planted overseas.[3]
| Formation | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Type | History Society |
| Location |
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| Membership | 90 |
| Website | Australian Forest Historical Society |
The Society is in contact with other international forestry organizations such as the Forest History Unit of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and is a member of the International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations (ICEHO).[4]
ACT forester John Dargavel[5] was instrumental in establishing the organization after a number of papers presenters at a conference in Canberra in May 1988, resolved that "...an Australian Forest History Society should be established, with the aim to advance historical understanding of human interaction with Australian forest and woodland".[6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ University of Melbourne History of Australian Science Newsletter No. 34, March 1995 ISSN 0811-4757
- ^ Australian Forest Historical Society
- ^ Australia & New Zealand Environment Network, Website
- ^ 1st World Congress of Environmental History
- ^ "Dr John Dargavel". Australian National University. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ The Commonwealth Forestry Review, Volumes 67-68, p.96 Commonwealth Forestry Association, 1988
- ^ Historical Records of Australian Science, Volume 9 1992, Australian Academy of Science' CSIRO Publishing
- ^ Encyclopedia of Australian Science 2015