There is no silver bullet for managing forests, but this study answers some historic questions.

Accelerating the development of more heterogeneous forest structures is an important goal of many contemporary forest management regimes. However, long-term silvicultural experiments that compare diff...

A hotter, drier and more fire-prone future is putting these unique trees at risk.

Background. Grasses significantly influence bushfire behaviour in fire-prone landscapes, yet their contribution to flammability under changing climate and

Scientists hope an endangered listing may help preserve alpine ash forests, but the forestry industry is raising concerns that it could result in further decline.

Scientists hope an endangered listing may help preserve alpine ash forests, but the forestry industry is raising concerns that it could result in further decline.

One of the most widespread types of forest in Australia’s high country is facing an existential threat. We need bold action before it is too late.

One of the most widespread types of forest in Australia’s high country is facing an existential threat. We need bold action before it is too late.

In this audit we examined if the Forestry Transition Program is supporting former native timber workers, businesses and communities to transition from native timber harvesting.

For evidence briefs to provide value to the ecological management and natural hazards community and to the broader public, researchers and practitioners need clear guidance on how briefs must be deve...

Loss of arboreal connectivity can be detrimental to many forest-dependent species. Mitigation efforts focus on restoring opportunities for movement of arboreal mammals via rope bridges and other cr...

The impact of fires on wildlife can be ‘catastrophic’, with some plant species feared extinct

Two destructive megafires within six years has increased scrutiny of the Victorian government’s “residual risk” approach to fuel reduction burning.

Insurance has been a major stumbling block to the scaling up of cultural burning, but a breakthrough could be on the way.

Hollow-bearing trees (HBTs) provide a critical habitat resource for hollow-dependent animals, many of which are threatened due to a range of natural a…

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Fuel breaks are strategically placed modified strips of vegetation that are widely used within fire prone forests around the world. They are used for a range of purposes, including active fire supp...

Whether a clever marketing ploy or truly great by nature, these walks are attracting hikers in increasing numbers

Thousands of native tree ferns are harvested from Tasmania's forests for export each year. Some say the trade saves ferns from destruction, while others accuse the industry of greenwashing.

New research has found Australia's heat-stressed forests are rapidly thinning, and could even be producing carbon emissions. It comes as the government prepares to release its 2035 emissions targets and a climate risk report later this month. But local researchers, politicians and Traditional Owner…

Conservation groups are celebrating proposed legislation for three new national parks in Victoria but not all bush users are happy.

Ararat, like most regional towns, has an ageing population and a drift of young people to the cities. But a migrant resettlement program is reinvigorating the town.

Eucalyptus regnans – which regularly reach 60 to 80m tall – lose about 9% of their trees for every degree of warming, research finds

There is no chance of Australia becoming more economic resilient if we don’t have robust national laws that set clear environmental standards

Satellites, drones and artificial-intelligence tools can improve fire management — but they must be informed by wildfire science, or we risk worsening the problem for decades.

Bill Paul is helping protect Alpine Ash forests by supporting forest health initiatives through his work on the Silviculture Reference Manual.

Integrated conservation and development efforts in low- and middle-income countries have emphasized the devolution of forest management to local commu…

Wildfire has shaped many ecosystems across Earth, and humans have in turn shaped fire and its interactions within a range of socio-ecological systems.…

Trees in tropical forests are dying at an increased rate, with consequences for biodiversity, carbon storage, and the global climate. While deforestation is the primary cause of forest loss, intact fo...

Abstract. Historical fire exclusion, intensive logging of large trees of fire-tolerant species, and even-aged management have contributed to widespread dec

Hunters and fishers have celebrated a vow from Environment Minister Steve Dimopoulos that the Victorian government will not legislate a new national park spanning more than half a million hectares.

Bushfires and a lack of seed have created a "ticking time bomb" in Victoria's alpine and mountain ash forests, scientists are warning.

The end of logging in Victoria may have inadvertently put the state's Alpine forests at risk.

The Full Carbon Accounting Model (FullCAM) simulates carbon (C) pools of live biomass, standing dead mass, debris and soil, the flows among them and t…

Context Forest conservation reserves with logging histories typically have dense woody regrowth, which has potential implications for fuel hazard management. Thinning has been used to reduce fuel haza...

As Australia looks to meet housing construction targets, companies in SA and Victoria's Green Triangle are investing more heavily in softwood timber.