Australia’s forest industries will celebrate National Forestry Day on Tuesday 20 August 2024.
National Forestry Day is a time to recognize the work that the Australian Forest Industry does to combat climate change, support the national economy and create the essential and sustainable products that Australians need and use every day.
The year’s theme is “Celebrating Nature’s Carbon Store,” highlighting how important our sector is as a climate change solution. As production trees grow, they absorb carbon, which continues to be stored in timber, wood fibre products and the built environment, long after the trees are sustainably harvested.
It is estimated that the current carbon storage of plantation trees within Midway’s defined forest area is just under 2.5 million tonnes of CO2-e.
