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Optimising nutrition management of hardwood plantations for sustainable productivity and profitability logo
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Optimising nutrition management of hardwood plantations for sustainable productivity and profitability

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

This project will develop knowledge and tools that will enable the identification of the most responsive multi-rotation hardwood plantation sites to nutrient interventions and provide guidelines on optimising nutrient management across sites.

7 Dec 2018 - 1 Dec 2022

Victoria, Australia

AGVET Commonwealth Agreement (ID 4-B14CTJ9) i) Control of Brassica & ii) Control of Teratosphaeria Leaf Disease logo
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AGVET Commonwealth Agreement (ID 4-B14CTJ9) i) Control of Brassica & ii) Control of Teratosphaeria Leaf Disease

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

The Agvet Code is part of a cooperative statutory scheme in place for the evaluation, registration and control of agricultural and veterinary chemical products. The APVMA is an independent statutory authority of the Commonwealth responsible for the regulation and control of agvet chemicals in Australia up to the point of...

15 Jun 2019 - 30 Nov 2024

Victoria, Australia

Boosting Diagnostic Capacity for Plant Production Industries logo
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Boosting Diagnostic Capacity for Plant Production Industries

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

The broad aim of this cross-sectoral project is to improve our national plant diagnostic knowledge, processes and capacity for the early detection of plant biosecurity threats to support Australian primary industries. Importantly it will also connect ‘on-the ground’ industry programs to the National Plant Biosecurity Diagnostic Network (NPBDN). Early and...

1 Jun 2020 - 1 Jun 2023

Victoria, Australia

Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship: Biological invasions in forestry: drivers, predictors and mitigation for biosecurity and industry logo
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Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship: Biological invasions in forestry: drivers, predictors and mitigation for biosecurity and industry

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

This project will: 1. Work alongside industry to manage current and emerging invasive forest species in Queensland; 2. analyse historical invasions of exotic forest pests to identify drivers of invasion; 3. examine export/import pathways and patterns of insect interceptions and detections across the biosecurity chain; 4. identify biological traits and...

18 Apr 2019 - 5 Mar 2022

Victoria, Australia

Silvicultural systems to optimise value from northern Australian Mahogany Plantations logo
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Silvicultural systems to optimise value from northern Australian Mahogany Plantations

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

African mahogany is an internationally important, high-value timber species, and early trials in northern Australia have demonstrated significant potential for plantation expansion. This investment in the Douglas Daly region of the Northern Territory focussed on understanding how fertilisation and management of plantation density impacts on wood quality. The work included...

31 Jul 2016 - 30 Dec 2020

Victoria, Australia

Demonstrating Stewardship of the Environment and Ecologically Sustainable Forestry: Monitoring the Effectiveness of the Tasmanian Forest Practices Code for Biodiversity logo
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Demonstrating Stewardship of the Environment and Ecologically Sustainable Forestry: Monitoring the Effectiveness of the Tasmanian Forest Practices Code for Biodiversity

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

Forest certification requires demonstration of ecologically sustainable forestry. This project explores the environmental, social and economic adequacy of Tasmanian provisions for biodiversity, including threatened species, and informs the development of effectiveness monitoring programs elsewhere.

15 Oct 2018 - 30 Jun 2021

Victoria, Australia

A tool to predict fertiliser response and profitability in softwood plantations across Australia. Component 1: South West WA logo
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A tool to predict fertiliser response and profitability in softwood plantations across Australia. Component 1: South West WA

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

ProFert is a decision support tool for assisting plantation growers in predicting growth responses to and financial performance of fertiliser use. It provides a financial analysis of the profitability of fertiliser use in softwood plantations over an entire rotation. The aim of this project is to further develop and calibrate...

8 Mar 2019 - 28 Feb 2022

Victoria, Australia

Indigenous Commercial Forestry Opportunities: East Arnhem, northern Australia logo
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Indigenous Commercial Forestry Opportunities: East Arnhem, northern Australia

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

This project will investigate the potential for commercial Indigenous forestry in the Northern Territory’s East Arnhem Land. In doing so it will support the Traditional Owners to facilitate a sustainable forest-based livelihood and will provide the necessary insights to underpin the long-term commercial viability of forestry in the area. In...

30 Jun 2020 - 31 May 2023

Victoria, Australia

Innovation in value realisation through the supply chain and supply chain technology logo
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Innovation in value realisation through the supply chain and supply chain technology

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

In addition to the development and deployment of new technologies there is an increased interest in the better utilisation and integration of data to maximise resource value. The project will report on the: 1. the state of deployment of forest operations and supply chain technology and methods, 2. advanced sensor...

10 Jun 2020 - 31 Jul 2022

Victoria, Australia

Mobile applications to support stakeholder surveillance of exotic forest and environment pests logo
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Mobile applications to support stakeholder surveillance of exotic forest and environment pests

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

Australia has a robust plant biosecurity system designed to protect plant production systems, including forestry. Australia’s forests make a significant contribution to Australia’s economy, environment and community. However, increasing levels of trade, movement of people and commodities as well as climate change are all contributing to an upward trend in...

12 Jun 2020 - 12 Dec 2021

Victoria, Australia