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Wood for Good and for UK planning authorities

15 May 2012
Wood for Good, the UK timber industry's sustainability campaign has launched its 2012 campaign: "Wood First" that calls for the introduction of a "Wood First" rule in local authority planning guidance. Source: Confor
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Vietnam sua timber illegally logged

15 May 2012
Forest rangers seized another 300kg of valuable sua timber after seizing the first 366kg lot of sua timber in the protected Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in early May. Source: Viet Nam News
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WA’s Forest Management Plan meets opposition

15 May 2012
The Conservation Commission of WA’s Forest Management Plan 2014–2023 Environmental Scoping Document is meeting with opposition from academic and environmental groups. Of major concern is the expansion of native forest logging. Source: Science Network WA
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Ta Ann Tasmania sets the record straight

15 May 2012
In a sourced story that appeared in Daily Timber News on 8 May 2012 from the Star On Line, the summary referred to Ta Ann’s ecofriendly line being from its plantations in Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz
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Supply-demand conference on woodchips

15 May 2012
DANA Ltd has secured notable industry speakers for its one-day conference which is on 7 June 2012 and titled “Pacific Rim Woodchip Trade Supply and Demand Trends – A Focus on Australia and its Competitors”. Source: Timberbiz
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Two NT mahogany plantations for sale

15 May 2012
Administrators have put up Theyona and Blackbull, two Northern Territory mahogany plantations totalling around 14,342 hectares, for sale. Source: Property Observer
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Greens not as green as they seem

15 May 2012
A north coast timber mill owner has accused Labor of hypocrisy and the Greens of trying to shut down the native hardwood industry. Source: ABC Mid North Coast
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Forests NSW one step removed from government

15 May 2012
NSW Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson announced that the NSW Government is to make Forests NSW a state owned corporation (SOC). In NSW there are 540 state forests covering an area of around 2.2 million hectares. Sources: Timberbiz, ABC North Coast NSW, The Sydney Morn
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Canada surpasses Russia as China’s largest lumber supplier

10 May 2012
Led by British Columbia, Canada emerged as the largest exporter of lumber in the world to China in 2011, surpassing Russia as the Middle Kingdom's No. 1 source for lumber. Source: Vancouver Sun
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Canada surpasses Russia as China’s largest lumber supplier

10 May 2012
Led by British Columbia, Canada emerged as the largest exporter of lumber in the world to China in 2011, surpassing Russia as the Middle Kingdom's No. 1 source for lumber. Source: Vancouver Sun
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