Innovation and Technology
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00:00Technology is changing the face of Australia's forestry industry.
00:09Investment in new technologies such as drones,
00:12infrared mapping, laser scanners and sensors
00:15has enabled the industry to minimise its ecological footprint
00:19while maximising wood resources.
00:22Innovation and technological advances
00:25are unlocking a huge array of new and exciting wood materials
00:29including food additives, solvents, medical applications,
00:33biofuels and recyclable food packaging.
00:38Australia's forestry industries are using cutting-edge
00:41wood processing technologies to minimise wood waste.
00:45Today, offcuts and wood waste are turned into important products
00:49that produce bioenergy and heating.
00:53The opportunities of technology are endless.
00:56They're helping to better manage Australia's forests more sustainably.
01:01It helps with the management of fire risks in forests
01:05and provides more detailed information,
01:07helping the planning and management process.
01:11Advances in technology are even allowing access to timber resources
01:15that once were considered lost.
01:18Advances in DNA timber profiling
01:20allows the tracing of wood products back to their forest of origin,
01:24helping in the fight against illegal logging.
01:27Technology is an important part of the science of forest management
01:32and it's going to become increasingly so.
01:34The work that we do now is going to determine the types of forests
01:38that are available for people in the future.
01:41Driven by investment in technology and innovation,
01:44the potential growth for Australia's forest industries is huge.
01:49Australian Forestry. Planning for tomorrow, today.