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A review of forest management and chain of custody certification in Australia

This report presents the findings from a review of forest certification schemes in Australia. This review was conducted between November 2024 and February 2025, based principally on a desktop comparison of publicly available documentation on certification systems, an…

FWPA Report Developing a method to survey for giant freshwater crayfish using eDNA
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This report presents the findings from a review of forest certification sche…

Safeguarding australian log export
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This project explored alternative treatments, including methyl iodide, et…

Safeguarding Australian exports of logs from future withdrawals of Methyl Bromide
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This project explored alternative treatments, including methyl iodide, et…

ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF THE FORESTRY INDUSTRY IN VICTORIA Report Featured Image
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Background and Introduction The forest industry in Australia contributes t…

Transforming the forest & Wood products Industry

FWPA is a not-for-profit industry services company – sometimes referred to as an RDC (Rural Research and Development Corporation) – funded by the Federal Government, member levies and research grants. 

We collaborate with government and industry stakeholders to determine strategy, invest in effective and relevant R&D and deliver programs designed to grow the market for forest and wood products, increase productivity and profitability across the value chain and ensure positive environmental and social outcomes.

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Professor Tony Arnell
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Long-standing service to FWPA Professor Tony Arnel will complete his final t…

Exports
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The trading activities (exports and imports) of wood products, classified u…

Housing approvals a
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The monthly housing approvals data for August proved to be difficult reading…

Chip trade
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China’s BEK price fell to USD495/t, while BSK prices slid to USD695/t in June a…

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Recognising Professor Tony Arnel’s contribution to FWPA and the timber industry

Long-standing service to FWPA Professor Tony Arnel will complete his final term as Deputy Chair of Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) this month, marking the close of nine years of service to the organisation and the wider forestry and wood products industry. Tony jo…

FWPA RD&E Investments

We invite applications for funding of RD&E that helps advance research to benefit the commercial forest growing sector in Australia, support growth of the market for forest and wood products or increasing productivity and profitability across the value chain.

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Standards

FWPA’s Codes & Standards program aims to increase the use of wood-based products through the development and/or maintenance of key standards, codes and handbooks that are developed through a consensus-based process.

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Industry Data

The Statistics and Economics Program at FWPA provides reliable industry data to support stakeholder decision making and business planning.

Our public data portal serves as a dynamic hub, granting direct access to an extensive repository of both international and domestic data, all of which is publicly available.