Current FWPA Research

Explore our current, targeted research projects aimed to improve profitability, productivity, competitiveness, and preparedness for the future.

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FWPA research: Cost/benefit analysis of the fire risk mitigation & nutrient impacts of treating pine thinning residues
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Cost/benefit analysis of the fire risk mitigation & nutrient impacts of treating pine thinning residues

Pine thinning residues left in situ increase fire risk. The project wi…

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FWPA research: Initial assessment of the potential for Australia’s plantation Eucalyptus globulus resource in solid wood products for domestic markets
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Initial assessment of the potential for Australia’s plantation Eucalyptus globulus resource in solid wood products for domestic markets

Fibre-managed plantation E. globulus is potentially a viable source…

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FWPA research: Improving sirex control using the new biocontrol nematode
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Improving sirex control using the new biocontrol nematode

Sirex wood wasp is a major pest of softwood plantations in Australia, w…

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Improving pathway and risk analyses for forest pests in Australia
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Improving pathway & risk analyses for forest pests in Australia

This project examines the current high priority pests for commercial…

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Safeguarding Australian exports of logs from future withdrawals of methyl bromide
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Safeguarding Australian exports of logs from future withdrawals of methyl bromide

Australian log exports rely on the fumigant methyl bromide (MB) to mee…

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Quantifying the wider economic impact of a large-scale fire in the Green Triangle plantation estate
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Quantifying the wider economic impact of a large-scale fire in the Green Triangle plantation estate

While the direct impact of fires can be determined relatively simply,…

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FWPA project: Internet of Things-based Acoustic Detectors for Proactive Monitoring of Threatened Forest Fauna
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Internet of Things-based Acoustic Detectors for Proactive Monitoring of Threatened Forest Fauna

The project will address the issue of automatically monitoring multi…

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Remote sensing & AI to cost-effectively and accurately measure nutritional deficiencies & responses to fertiliser at an individual tree level & predict growth response
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Remote sensing & AI to cost-effectively and accurately measure nutritional deficiencies & responses to fertiliser

Remote sensing and AI to cost-effectively and accurately measure nut…

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