British Empire Forestry Conferences

The British Empire Forestry Conferences were a series of conferences organised to co-ordinate the forestry industry across the British empire. ^[1]

Second conference, Canada 25 July – 7 September 1923

The initial session held in Ottawa was addressed by William Lyon Mackenzie King, the Canadian prime minister. ^[2]

Third conference, Australia and New Zealand, 1928

The conference brought together delegates from Forest Services across the British Empire alongside trade representatives who gathered in Perth, West Australia, under the chairmanship of Lord Clinton. ^[3]

Fourth conference, South Africa, 1935

The conference was held in South Africa in September 1935. ^[4] The opening session was opened by Deneys Reitz, minister of agriculture and Forestry for the Union of South Africa. During the course of five weeks sessions were held in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Pretoria and Capetown. The conference ended on 7 October in Capetown. ^[5]

Fifth conference, London, 1947

This took place at Church House, Westminster, on 15 June 1947. ^[1]

References

1. "Fifth British Empire Forestry Conference". Nature. 164 (4162): 222–223. August 1949. doi:10.1038/164222b0.
2. Troup, R. S. (1923). "The British Empire Forestry Conference, 1923. the Canadian Tour". Empire Forestry Journal. 2 (2): 154–163. ISSN   2054-7447.
3. "The Third British Empire Forestry Conference, 1928". Nature. 124 (3121): 321–322. August 1929. doi:10.1038/124321a0.
4. Guillebaud, W. H. (1935). "The Fourth British Empire Forestry Conference". Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research. 9 (21 January 1935): 140–153. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.forestry.a063431. ISSN   0015-752X.
5. "Fourth British Empire Forestry Conference". Empire Forestry Journal. 15 (1): 41–76. 1936. ISSN   2054-7447.