Predictive relationships to assist fertiliser use decision-making in eucalypt plantations” (PNC304-1213) Many hardwood plantations in southern Australia are ready for harvesting and…

policy makers and academics. The forest industry has produced a strong level of research in recent years and it is important to better understand the market characteristics driving these in…

The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Neiker-Tecnalia, and SCION — the New Zealand Forest Research Institute– have developed a system of somatic e…

Fire is a regular occurrence throughout the world’s forested landscapes and affects millions of hectares annually. A variety of remote sensing applications have been developed to quantif…

A growing range of scientific and anecdotal evidence is pointing to a range of benefits wooden buildings bring to the occupants. The cause of this effect is thought to be biophilia which can be…

Bioplastics are a small but rapidly growing niche that currently represents about 1% of the global plastics market. Their use is expected to grow by over 10% per year, with the estimated globa…

With a result that offers major potential for the forest industry, an international team of researchers has successfully sequenced and analysed the genome of Eucalyptus grandis. “Now that…

National energy policies increasingly support the use of forest biomass for energy supply due to its contribution to climate change mitigation, community welfare and local development. T…