Timber products key to reducing emissions: World Green Building Council
A new report by the World Green Building Council (WGBC) highlights the huge potential of timber product building solutions to reduce emissions in Australia’s built environment. The Report, Bringing Embodied Carbon Upfront, says renewable timber products will play a key role in meeting ambitious goals of reducing carbon emissions in the built environment by 40% […]
Australia’s forest industries showcased in new promotional videos
Australia’s forest industries have been showcased in new promotional videos produced by the Federal Department of Agriculture. The videos, the flagship of which premiered at last night’s AFPA Members Dinner in Canberra, cover different themes of forest industries and promote their environmental, economic and social benefits, Chair of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Mr […]
The Ultimate Renewable™ campaign positively changing opinions about forest industries
The Australian Forest Products Association (FWPA) congratulates Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) on its successful ‘The Ultimate Renewable™’ marketing campaign, which promotes the environmental benefits of using sustainably grown Australian timber and its effectiveness in tackling climate change, Chief Executive Officer of AFPA, Mr Ross Hampton said today. FWPA has announced that 25 per […]
Statement on the passing of Glenn Britton
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) extends its condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Tasmanian timber stalwart Glenn Britton, Managing Director of Tasmanian timber company, Britton Timbers, who passed away last week aged 76. Mr Britton died at the Royal Hobart Hospital last Thursday night, following a stroke. “I knew Glenn for more […]
AFPA welcomes greater protection for forest industries in tough new ‘farm invasion’ laws
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the Federal Government’s inclusion of wood processing businesses in its new laws to crack down on farm invasions, with the amendments supported near-unanimously today in the Senate. AFPA CEO, Mr Ross Hampton said the broadening of the definition of forestry industries in the Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) […]
Australia’s forest industries to play critical firefighting role this summer
Specialist forestry firefighters working in Australia’s forest industries will help protect people, communities and vital forest assets from the threat of bushfires across the country this summer season. It’s important to recognise the critical work our forest industries and firefighters do in conjunction with the wider fire services to keep people and property safe, Chief […]
AFPA welcomes Yvette Nash, new ForestWorks General Manager
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), congratulates and welcomes newly appointed ForestWorks General Manager, Yvette Nash, who will start in the role next week. ForestWorks is an industry owned not-for-profit organisation offering skills development services for industry. “On behalf of AFPA, I welcome and congratulate Yvette on being appointed as new ForestWorks General Manager. Yvette […]
IPCC report backs sustainable forest industries to help tackle climate change
The ‘Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Land’ released yesterday, backs Australia’s forest industries to help fight climate change, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Mr Ross Hampton said today. This latest IPCC report reinforces its previous 4th assessment statement on the positive role of […]
National Forestry Planting Day recognises Australia’s most renewable industries
Today, 1 August, is National Forestry Planting Day, and a time to celebrate Australia’s most sustainable and renewable industries, our forest industries, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Mr Ross Hampton said today. “Each season, winter in southern Australia and summer in northern Australia, around 70 million new and renewable trees […]
AFPA CEO appointed Vice-Chair of UN FAO Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries
Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) CEO, Ross Hampton, has been appointed as Vice-Chair of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSFI). “It’s a great honour to be appointed as Vice-Chair of the FAO statutory body, the ACSFI. I very much look forward to working with the […]