木材是一种天然的、可持续的、有用的能源 ,其应用场合在许多方面胜过铝材、钢材、混凝土材料及塑料。澳大利亚每年大约出口 13亿澳元木材 ,并且这种需求目前正呈增长趋势 ,尤其是在欧洲和北美市场。因此 ,木材来源于可持续发展的森林。澳大利亚没有森林国家标准 ,虽然在 1992 Wood is a natural, sustainable and useful source of energy that is superior in many ways to aluminum, steel, concrete and plastics. Australia exports about A $ 1.3 billion of wood each year and this demand is on the rise, especially in Europe and North America. Therefore, wood comes from sustainable forests. Australia does not have a forest national standard, though in 1992