Southern Cross Group (Australia)

The Southern Cross Group of Forest Researchers and Practitioners is a group of individuals with experience and expertise in forestry and forest ecology, who work to foster better management of Australia's native forests.

Goals

In their 2006, the Southern Cross Group advocated incentives to encourage private landholders:

to retain and foster more native trees on their land,
to allow and stimulate these trees to reach larger sizes,
to report the presence of endangered plants and animals on their land, and
to provide more habitat for these endangered species.

Members

The Southern Cross Group includes:

Dr Jerry Vanclay - Professor of Sustainable Forestry, Southern Cross University
Mr David Thompson,
Prof., formerly, Utrecht University
Dr Jeff McNeely, Chief Scientist, World Conservation Union
Dr, Director General, Center for International Forestry Research
Mr Alex Jay, Branch President,
Ms, Community Natural Resource Management Support Officer
Mrs, past President,
Mr David Cameron, Committee Member,
Dr, Member,