Scientists in Singapore have successfully developed ‘plant robots’, which possess the ability to communicate with humans and can be controlled remotely via smartphone. The technology co…

The forest and wood products industry could soon find new income streams through its potential role as a key supplier to global textile giants. Efforts to upscale the production of a sustaina…

A by-product of the coffee production process has the potential to speed up restoration of former areas of tropical forest, degraded by deforestation and land conversion. New research has d…

FWPA congratulates Megan Warner – Seed Production Manager at Australian Bluegum Plantations (ABP) in Albany, Western Australia – for her success in being announced as a recip…

The Victorian forestry industry is set to reap the rewards of an additional $4 million investment in new research, thanks to the establishment of a new National Institute for Forest Products…

Continuing with the theme of wood in space, a new research collaboration in Japan is working to develop the first ever satellite made from timber. What’s more, if all goes to plan it could be rea…

An ingenious new approach to preparing spacecraft for travel could result in wood grained panels being incorporated into rocket design to help improve the mood and wellbeing of crew. D…

A proposal to increase forestry sector levies for research, development and extension (RD&E), and biosecurity, has been met with overwhelming approval by Australia’s forest grower…