Climate Resilient Forests

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Putting Resilient Forests planning in practice
Putting Resilient Forests planning in practice

The Resilient Forests project was established in 2023 to trial new approaches to climate adaptation planning, with the foothill forests of the Otways selected as a pilot landscape.

In 2025, we set out to develop a detailed Adaptation Pathway that could guide long-term planning for the Otways foothill forests - incorporating Traditional Owner obligations, new ecological research, expert opinion, and insights from stakeholder engagement into a structured set of options for future management.

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‘Climate Resilient Forests’ – Adaptation Pathways Pilot’ now underway
‘Climate Resilient Forests’ – Adaptation Pathways Pilot’ now underway
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Resilient forests: Managing forests in a changing climate
Resilient forests: Managing forests in a changing climate
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Restoring logged forests doesn’t mean locking them up as ‘wilderness’ – it means actively managing them
Restoring logged forests doesn’t mean locking them up as ‘wilderness’ – it means actively managing them

On January 1 this year, the commercial logging of native forests ended in Victoria and Western Australia. It was one of the most significant changes in the history of forest management in Australia.

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Videos

Dr. Claire Feniuk, Conservation Ecology Centre

Resilient Forests: Reimagining Forest Management in a Changing Climate
Otways Ecological Research Forum 2025

Partners & Supporters

This work has been funded by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA). It is being led by Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation (EMAC) in partnership with the Conservation Ecology Centre and the University of Melbourne.