Webinar information

The United States and the world have undergone economic, social, and economic changes over the 10 years since the last Resources Planning Act (RPA) Assessment, all of which have impacts on production and consumption of forest products. This webinar will review results from the Forest Products Chapter of the 2020 RPA Assessment, summarizing recent trends and presenting economic projections of production, consumption, net trade, timber harvest levels, and timber prices. Projections are based on varying assumptions on plausible rates of change in population, aggregate income, climate, and technology, as well as on the evolution of bioenergy markets and international trade policies through 2070. To highlight the value of the RPA approaches, we will then hear from Dr. Justin Baker of North Carolina State University about the value of the RPA Assessments as a resource for educators and researchers. In particular, data and findings from the Forest Products chapter of the Assessment are an example of the application of economic principles to the forest sector, including how socioeconomic dynamics, climate dynamics, technology change, and policies lead to national and global outcomes today and in the future.

Is this technical session for you?

This webinar is intended for land managers, scientists, and policy makers—anyone interested in understanding how forest product markets in the United States and globally have been changing over time and how they may continue to change into the future. Anyone with responsibility for evaluating or managing forest product markets would benefit by learning more about ongoing trends and potential futures.

Registration

1. Click REGISTER to the right of the technical session recording title. Be sure to log in with your SAF account username and password.

2. After checking out, this webinar will be available on your MY DASHBOARD page here on ForestEd.

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Pricing

This webinar is FREE ($0) for all viewers.

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Webinar Access 

The webinar is scheduled for live viewing on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET. The Zoom Webinar platform will be used for the presentation. Be sure to connect to the webinar using a device approved to access Zoom.

Access this learning product within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).

Webinar duration

This webinar is 1 hour.

Learning objectives

Upon successful completion of viewing this recording, you will be able to:

1. Explain how forest product markets have changed over recent decades.

2. Describe how forest product markets are projected to continue to change in the future across a variety of plausible futures for population, income, climate, technology, wood-based bioenergy, and trade policies.

3. Identify ways in which projections of forest product markets can be used in policy or management.

Rubric

Successful completion of this learning product is measured by viewing the entire webinar and completing the evaluation.

Evaluation

Participant feedback is appreciated to help us continually improve ForestEd offerings for future programming. Evaluations must be completed to receive CFEs.

CFEs

Upon successful completion of this learning product, you will earn 1.0 CFEs in Category 1. CFEs will automatically be added to your CFE record located on www.eforester.org by the end of the day (11:59 pm ET).

Certificate

Upon successful completion of the webinar and filling out its evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of this learning product and earning SAF CFEs.

Return to technical session

Once you are registered for the recording, access this technical session recording within your MY DASHBOARD. You can return to download your certificate by accessing the technical session information within the general listing of YOUR DASHBOARD through February 11, 2026. Registrants will be notified if that timeline is extended.

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Refund

This is a non-refundable item. Please view FAQs for additional information.