Social indicators for Australia's forest and wood products industries
In recent years there has been increasing interest in monitoring social dimensions of primary industries in Australia, however there has been no regular reporting of social data in the forestry sector.
This discussion paper proposes a methodology for including social indicators in ABARES Australian forest and wood products statistics (AFWPS) series. The methodology was developed based on a desktop review of social research examining Australia's forest and wood products industries, available data on the social dimensions of the industries, and a workshop with industry stakeholders in 2012.
