Featured Websites
New or revised entries in the Treeware Website Index as of July 31, 2010.
Australia
Forest and Wood Products Australia
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) is a not for profit company that provides a national, integrated research and development focus for the Australian forest and wood products industry. We undertake research and development that promotes internationally competitive and environmentally sustainable practices, and enhances employment opportunities and contributes to growing Australia?s reputation as an innovative producer of high-quality forest and wood products.
Primary Industries South Australia: Forestry
PIRSA Forestry is a division of the Department of Primary Industries and Resources SA responsible for the provision of: Policy advice to the Minister and Government in relation to forestry, forest industries and associated environmental matters; Programs to support forestry, farm forestry development and pest, disease and fire protection for the State?s forestry industries; and Programs that facilitate community benefits from forestry activities including public activities and biodiversity management within the State?s forest reserves.
Carbon Sequestration
National Carbon Offset Standard (Australia)
The National Carbon Offset Standard provides Australian businesses, particularly farmers, with the opportunity to develop offset credits for voluntary carbon markets. These opportunities include offsets from a range of land-based activities such as improved forest management, revegetation, and soil carbon.
Information Exchange
Dovetail Partners Inc.
Dovetail Partners provides authoritative information about the impacts and trade-offs of environmental decisions, including consumption choices, land use, and policy alternatives. Dovetail is a highly skilled team that fosters sustainability and responsible behaviors by collaborating to develop unique concepts, systems, models and programs. Dovetail Partners is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.
Research
CORRIM (Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials)
The 1998 CORRIM research plan proposes to develop a scientific base of information relating to the environmental performance of wood based building products. The plan identifies several factors that can affect the efficient use of energy and materials in building materials manufacturing. These factors include appropriate forest management and methods to increase carbon sequestration, improve the efficiency of manufacturing processes, reduce waste and potentially toxic materials, and sustain healthy forest ecosystems.
Wood Products
ProBuild
When you need materials for any size project ? from framing to finishing ? visit your local ProBuild location first. We?re the nation?s largest supplier of building materials and we?ll work with you to make sure that you get what you need when you need it, every single time.