I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there’s a lot going on currently in the world of forest protection. The European Union Deforestation Regulation has been adopted and is in force, a top executive from European Central Bank has flagged the stark economic risk of losing forest biodiversity, and here in Australia Victoria and Western Australia have committed to end native forest logging in 2024, and a new nature repair market bill is being developed to help further incentivise the recovery of forests.

Its interesting then to see what trends are circulating at one of the worlds top forest conferences. Held in Cairns recently, The Forest Treasure Chest is the Forest Products conference of the International Union for Forest Research Organisation (IUFRO, Division 5). Here are 5 take homes: