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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…

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FWPA Report Developing a method to survey for giant freshwater crayfish using eDNA
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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 sche…

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A forest resource characterisation of Tasmania – Stage 1 of 2. Feasibility 

Purpose This research aimed at assessing the feasibility of creating models…

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Unlocking Financial Innovation in Forest Products with Natural Capital

Purpose This project aimed to unlock investment in Australian forestry by in…

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Managing timber’s moisture content in the supply chain, construction and in service

Purpose This research aimed at providing guidance on best practices for mana…

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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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FWPA's new starters
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Welcoming new faces to FWPA

Forest & Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has welcomed three new team memb…

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Farewell Jan Newport
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Farewell to Jan Newport – Celebrating a Career of Impact and Leadership in Forestry 

This week we say farewell to Janette “Jan” Newport, who concludes her time wit…

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Softwood Structural and Packaging Outlook
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Softwood Structural Timber and Packaging: Economic Outlook and Market Trends

The current economic conditions offer encouraging signals for the timber in…

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Softwood Sales Volume

Note: More recent and granular data is available through the FWPA data dashbo…

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New Forecasting Tool Launches on FWPA Data Dashboard | Australian Dwelling Forecast Data

A Vital Resource for Australia’s Forest and Wood Products Industry Since its major upgrade in 2024, FWPA’s Data Dashboard has set a new benchmark in how Australia’s forest and wood products sector accesses reliable and timely market intelligence. Designed to suppo…

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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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FWPA codes and standards

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. 

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