Private forestry guidance materials
The Client Forest & Wood Products Australia, with funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) Challenge There are barriers to participation of private landholders and Indigenous groups in commercial forestry. One of the most significant obstacles is limited knowledge about how plantations and native forests can be managed as a […]
30 year strategy for a growing, sustainable industry supporting communities to thrive
The Client Gippsland Forestry Hub Challenge Gippsland is experiencing a period of considerable change, driven by shifts in State Government policy, demographic change, changes in agriculture and agricultural markets, and aging industrial infrastructure. The forest and forest products industries are experiencing considerable upheaval in the region, driven predominantly by the 2018 decision to cease native […]
Understanding the barriers and opportunities for industry innovation in Gippsland and Regional infrastructure gap analysis
The Client Gippsland Forestry Hub Challenge The forestry sector broadly, and specifically in Gippsland, has a strong record of innovation. However, it has been typically delivered at the enterprise level. The challenge is whether the forest and wood products sector in Gippsland can innovate across the sector and between sectors. Gippsland is uniquely well placed […]
Timber industry road evaluation study 2023-2027
The Client Timber Towns Victoria Challenge There are clear benefits to the whole community in developing an appropriate road network for the forest industries – safety for all road users, regional job security, and improved access for other primary industries. The task of transporting logs is large in terms of the annual tonnage hauled. Therefore, […]
Building the case for supporting intervention to increase sawlog production from Australia’s forests
The Client Tasmanian Forestry Hub Challenge Australia faces an ongoing shortage of structural grade timber for use in the construction of houses to meet the requirements of a population which will grow to 40 million by 2050. Longer term policy settings are in place to encourage the establishment of new plantations with the aim of […]
Access to land use and land use policy for plantation forest investment
The Client Tasmanian Forestry Hub Challenge The Hub identified four priority themes aimed at delivering against the Commonwealth’s objectives under the Plan, the first priority being Access to land and land use policy for plantation forest investment. Greenwood Strategy was engaged by the Hub to deliver an Assessment Report addressing this priority theme. Contact us […]
Potential for increased plantation productivity, utilisation and recovery of harvested products
The Client Central West Forestry Hub Challenge The Central West Forestry Hub identified a significant gap between available wood fibre and processing capacity in the region. Greenwood Strategy was engaged to examine potential for improvements in plantation productivity, as well as recovery and utilisation of harvested fibre, to generate gains in immediate and future fibre […]
Development of a spatial database
The Client Central West Forestry Hub Challenge The Hub identified a need to better understand the size, location, characteristics and owner/manager of wood fibre resources available from the region’s plantation estate. In particular, there was a recognised need to better document the private plantation resource base within the boundaries of the Hub and this is […]
Private native forest communication materials
The Client
Private Forests Tasmania
Challenge
Tasmania’s private native forest estate is a world class resource that can be managed to deliver healthy productive forests, sequester and store carbon and contribute meaningfully to reducing Australia’s wood products supply/demand imbalance. Private Forests Tasmania engaged Greenwood Strategy to prepare a suite of communications materials aimed at informing private native forest owners about their available management options and introducing them to the key principles of native forest silviculture, planning, markets and supply chains.