76081b33-41de-4469-a4d9-e2b90b703ff5 urn:uuid English UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2018-07-18T00:09:05 creation ISO 19115 2016 Outlook scenarios for Australia's forestry sector: key drivers and opportunities 76081b33-41de-4469-a4d9-e2b90b703ff5 This report examines three potential outlook scenarios for Australia's forestry sector using analysis of the potential availability and use of logs, forecasts of wood product consumption, and the opportunities for processing of wood products and investment. ABARES conducted a number of workshops with industry and government stakeholders to refine the scenarios and test the assumptions supporting this analysis. A business-as-usual scenario was analysed, which depicts a future assuming current economic, policy and environmental factors affecting the forestry sector remain unchanged over the projection period (to 2050). Two alternative scenarios (priority-to-productivity and constrained-wood-production) are also examined. Sensitivity testing was also conducted to identify the influence of key parameters. The analysis in this report highlights some key opportunities for Australia's forestry sector, as well as the economic and policy factors required for realising these opportunities. The results affirm that a positive investment environment for upgrading and expanding wood processing infrastructure will underpin growth in Australia's forestry sector. Australia 151.122622 151.122622 -25.371968 -25.371968 Australian FORESTS FORESTS Natural FORESTS Plantation Farming INDUSTRY INDUSTRY Primary commodities consumption data exports forest forestry forests future imports investment modelling native outlook panel paper processing production sawnwood statistics trade trends wood Outlook scenarios for Australia's forestry sector: key drivers and opportunities documentDigital KeyDocument 01 PDF Outlook scenarios for Australia's forestry sector: key drivers and opportunities documentDigital KeyDocument 02 word Authoritative descriptive metadata for: Outlook scenarios for Australia's forestry sector: key drivers and opportunities documentDigital Metadata in ISO 19139 format XML