Sustainable forestry needed to drive timber homes to fight climate change

Building new homes from timber could save about 10 per cent of the world’s carbon budget which is needed to limit global warming to 2 degrees according to a new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.   This research clearly demonstrates that increasing use of timber and fibre is critical to fighting […]

Inaugural National Forestry Day celebrated today 30 August

Australia’s forest industries help fight climate change, create essential, renewable products and underpin many regional communities Today, August 30th, 2022, is Australia’s National Forestry Day – a day to celebrate all the great work done by Australia’s forest industries. From growing trees that absorb carbon and making sustainable and renewable products, all while creating new […]

Forest industries giant Greg McCormack retires as AFPA Chair

Long serving Australian forest industries leader Greg McCormack has announced he will step down as Chair of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) following the 2022 Forest Industries Gala Dinner, at Parliament House in Canberra on 14 September 2022, and retire from the Board at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in November.   Greg McCormack […]

More Aussies recognise importance of forest industries in their lives

New data shows a spike in the proportion of Australians who believe forest industries provide important products for the country, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Ross Hampton said today.   Results from a new a national survey conducted by Vociniq, Community Trust in Australia’s Rural Industries, of thousands of people, […]

Forest industries have “huge role to play” in emissions reduction: Minister Murray Watt

Australia’s Minister responsible for forest industries, Senator The Hon Murray Watt has declared the sector has “a huge role to play” in Australia’s emissions reduction task. The Minister’s remarks came in a broader speech on Australia’s agriculture sector to the National Rural Press Club in Canberra today.   “All of us who work across forest […]

Forest industries vital to Albanese Government’s emission reduction targets

Australian forest industries’ continued participation in the carbon market is essential if the Albanese Government is to achieve its ambitious emissions reduction targets, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Ross Hampton said today.   Responding to concerns Independent Senator for the ACT David Pocock raised in the media today about recent […]

250,000 house frames short by 2035 – new report confirms looming cliff without new plantings

Australia’s housing construction sector faces a serious timber supply gap by mid-century if the nation doesn’t move quickly to implement the billion new production trees plan, a new Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) report has found.   The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) and Master Builders Australia (MBA) says the final report released this […]

Sustainable forestry is part of the solution to Australia’s environmental crisis

The State of the Environment report released today paints a sobering picture of the challenges facing the Australian landscape, and highlights the need for our sustainable forest industries to play a greater role in the solution, Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Chief Executive Officer Ross Hampton said.   “The report highlights the urgent need to […]

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