International Day of Forests is a reminder of the critical role Australia’s forestry industry plays in ensuring forests can continue to benefit the nation’s environment, climate and economy for generations to come.

VicForests plays its part through its work, including its partnership with the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and Parks Victoria which saw more than 3 tonnes of its eucalypt seed dispersed by helicopter to sew the next generation of native forests which were severely impacted by last summer’s bushfires.

The organisation has now turned its attention to restocking the State’s seed bank, one of the largest in the southern hemisphere.

VicForests are planning to collect more than 1 billion seeds, equivalent to approximately eight tonnes, to build more resilient forests and ensure that they can withstand future catastrophic events.  

VicForests, and the Australian forestry industry, has proven time and again that it embodies sustainable forestry, the key to our future.