Episode 34 - How Data and Information Are Empowering The Forestry Industry

About this episode

The episode discusses how data and information are empowering the forestry industry through enhanced tools and insights.

Explore FWPA's Statistics & Economics program by listening to the latest episode of our WoodChat podcast series. Join us as we chat with Dr Erick Hansnata, FWPA Statistics and Economics Program Manager, to gain insights into the organisation's newly enhanced Data Dashboard - an essential tool that aims to transform industry data access and support critical business decisions. During the episode, Erick also discusses planned improvements to the Timber Market Index - a powerful tool for tracking price movements and trends. In addition, hear highlights from FWPA's three-part online webinar series designed to create understanding and engagement amongst the forestry and construction industries of the market potential of timber as the government continues to work to build new homes to address the gap between supply and demand.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Erick Hansnata

Topics covered

• data
• forestry
• economics
• market trends
• timber

Keywords

• FWPA
• Data Dashboard
• Timber Market Index
• webinar series

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Data Dashboard, Timber Market Index

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