Wednesday, November 4, 2015
The inaugural Richard Stanton Memorial Trophy for Excellence in Forestry Management has been awarded to Dr. Marie Yee, a senior conservation planner at Forestry Tasmania.
The event, organized by Australian Forestry Standard Ltd (AFS), attracted more than 60 guests from six states, the ACT and New Zealand representing all sectors of the industry. The trophy and award recognize the life of a man who was devoted to the forest industry in Australia and internationally.
Anne Ruston, Assistant Minister for Agriculture, presented Dr. Yee with her trophy and award certificate at an AFS awards dinner in Melbourne on October 22. Kate Carnell AO, chair of Australian Forestry Standard Ltd, and Sonia, the wife of the late Richard Stanton, also joined the presentation ceremony.
“The system enables a systematic planning and management approach which incorporates the principles of landscape ecology into forest management,” Ms. Weeding said.
Mr. Stanton was CEO of Australian Forestry Standard Ltd when he was killed in a tragic bicycle accident in Canberra earlier this year. He was 49. He had previously held a number of key roles in the Australian Plantation Products and Paper Industry Council (A3P); Australian Paper Industry Council; Plantation Timber Association of Australia; National Association of Forest Industries; and State Forests NSW.
The general manager, forest management, Forestry Tasmania, Suzette Weeding, said she was very proud that Marie Yee had been recognized in her leading role in the development of Forestry Tasmania’s Landscape Context Planning System.
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