Dr William Jackson reflects on how the management of Victoria’s forests can contribute to international targets and policies on forests - and vice-versa.

About the speaker:

With a career spanning over four decades, Adjunct Professor William Jackson (‪@usceduau‬) has directly managed forests, including as a field forester and Director of National Parks for Victoria, has worked on global conservation and forest policy as Head of Forest Conservation and Deputy Director General for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, and has provided advice to Victorian Government agencies on forest management. He was the chief author of the 2016 Australian State of the Environment report and is currently working on tropical and temperate forest conservation issues in Asia and PNG.

Produced by the Royal Society of Victoria for "The Future of Victoria's Native Forests: A Public Symposium" with the support of the Alluvium Foundation. The symposium was delivered in partnership with the Alluvium Foundation, Friends of the Earth Melbourne and the Victorian National Parks Association.