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International Pulpwood Conference in Brazil

22 June 2009
THE NEXT International Pulpwood Conference ("Global Wood Fibre Trade - Woodchips and Biomass") will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, during mid-March 2010.
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Rubbish problem mounts in some forests

22 June 2009
ASBESTOS ILLEGALLY dumped at three locations in State forests in northern Tasmania in recent months is posing a potential threat to humans and wildlife.
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Kimberley Timber retreats from MIS sector in wake of collapses

22 June 2009
A FORESTRY manager has withdrawn its managed investment scheme (MIS) from the market due to the recent adverse publicity about the sector, according to John Wilkinson, writing for Money Management.
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Gottstein Trust applications for 2010 awards

22 June 2009
Applications are currently being called for the highly-prestigious Gottstein Memorial Trust Fellowships and Awards. The closing date for applications is 11 September.
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Workshops to help you survive in this tough climate

22 June 2009
TIMBER QUEENSLAND has always been noted as ensuring its members are kept up to date, especially during the current economic downturn. To this end, it is promoting a series of workshops that could help make the difference.
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Australia: Emissions Trading Scheme update

22 June 2009
by David Coombes, Anna Wilson and Christine Hutchinson THE START date for the emissions trading scheme has been pushed back 12 months as the politics over the scheme unfold. If the new Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill (CPRS) is passed and phased in as promised from 1 July 2011
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Timber industry set to generate employment with infrastructure-led recovery

11 June 2009
Plantation forestry expansion is driving a massive increase in investment in the timber processing industry with infrastructure and development proposals worth around $7 billion of new capacity set to generate around 6,000 jobs, according to the National Association of Forest Industri
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$50K to advance Australia’s forestry industry

11 June 2009
Innovators have just a few weeks to win up to $50,000 to advance Australia’s forestry and other rural industries.
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Agreement with PNG another step forward in fight against illegal logging

11 June 2009
Australia and Papua New Guinea have formally agreed to join forces to tackle illegal logging, with an agreement signed at the Australia Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forums in Brisbane.
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MIS forest managers growing wood for an undersupplied domestic market

01 June 2009
In the torrent of media commentary about the recent collapse of major agribusiness managed investment scheme companies, Timbercorp and Great Southern, many of the statements made by the most vocal MIS detractors have been factually wrong or at best misleading, according to the Austral
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