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Griffith Regional Outlook conference

​​​​​​​26 October 2016Griffith Exies Club 6/12 Jondaryan Avenue Griffith NSW Registration is complimentary for all delegates, however pre-event registration is essential. Delegates can register online or…
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4. What information is needed about social and economic impacts of forestry?

​​​​​Hundreds of social and economic impacts of forestry could potentially be monitored over time, including the impacts of the forest industry on human wellbeing, employment, local and regional…
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2. Summary of recommended indicators and other studies needed

​​​​This section summarises the social and economic indicators recommended, and briefly describes further research needed to improve current understanding of the social and economic impacts of forestry…
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6. Recommended indicators - methods

Based on the review presented in Sections 4.0-5.0, a set of indicators were identified which could feasibly be used to monitor social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia. Indicators were developed based on (a) identification of information needs, and (b) identification of cost…
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7. Other work needed to understand social and economic impacts

​​As identified in Section 2.0, the set of recommended indicators provide a useful but limited understanding of the social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia. Indicators are necessarily…
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Executive Summary

​​This report provides recommendations on indicators that can be used to monitor the social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia, and other research that needs to be undertaken to improve…
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5. Current data availability

This consultancy requires development of indicators that are replicable over time. There are currently limited data produced on social and economic aspects of forestry in Australia on a regular basis. These data are described in Table 8. Table 8: Currently available social and economic…
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8. Conclusion

​​​This report has reviewed information needs related to the social and economic impacts of forestry and, based on this review, identified a set of cost-effective indicators which can be monitored at…
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3. Assessing social and economic impacts

​​​This consultancy examines indicators which can be utilised to help monitor the social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia. The terms ‘social impact assessment’ and ‘socio-economic impact…
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Appendix 3: What impacts have been measured in the past?

​Recent social and economic studies examining the Australian forestry sector were reviewed to identify what types of social and economic impacts have been studied, and the methods used to identify…
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