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See how the new Forest Climate Risk Tool enables us to ascertain likely changes to temperature, rainfall, days of extreme heat and high fire danger. With this information, further modelling …
See how the new Forest Climate Risk Tool enables us to ascertain likely changes to temperature, rainfall, days of extreme heat and high fire danger. With this information, further modelling …
Forest managers will be able to gauge the likely effect of climate change on growing conditions in their specific areas with a new interactive online tool developed by the CSIRO with funding f…
A new mystery surface treatment developed by the CSIRO is set to enhance the viability and desirability of hardwood components in construction, by improving bond strength when adhesives an…
ABARES produce the national Forest and Wood Product Statistics each 6 months and undertake a number of ongoing longer terms research projects such as the annual Gross Value of Production sur…
Global sawlog prices continued to rise in the March Quarter, with large increases recorded for some US sawlogs and all recorded Baltic sawlogs. The largest lifts appear to have been recorded…
Softwood log exports totalled 3.931 million m3 over the year-ended March 2018, rising 7.4% compared with the prior year. Relevantly, the year-end result was marginally lower (by approxim…
Imports of wood and wood products to Australia were valued at a record AUD1.981 billion for the year-ended March 2018, having risen 11.3% compared with the prior year. After a short dip in mid 2…
The total value of new loans for housing was AUD4.062 billion in March 2018, down 7.8% on the prior month, but lower by a softer 1.9% compared with March 2017. Demonstrating that a month is a shor…