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Forestry industry campaigning in 21 electorates

08 August 2013

The Australian forestry industry is running a campaign in 21 marginal electorates around Australia to gauge candidates’ support for a number of policy areas. Source: ABC Rural

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SMEs find certification difficult in Indonesia

01 August 2013

Despite buyers increasingly preferring to purchase certified timber products, implementation of the Indonesian timber legality verification system, SVLK, among small firms in Bali continues to be hampered. Source: The Jakarta Post/Bali Daily

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FTA provides tools to stem illegal logging

01 August 2013

A free trade agreement signed by Peru and the United States shows that the same treaties that open global markets to tropical timber can provide tools to stem illegal logging, according to a study under way in Peru. Source: Reuters

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Pellet producers update is promising

01 August 2013

Pellet exports from the two primary pellet-producing regions on the North American continent – the US South and British Columbia – showed no signs of slowing in early 2013, with the rate of growth likely to accelerate in the second half of the year. Source: Woodworking Network

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Biomass goes swimmingly in Mt Gambier

01 August 2013

The installation of a new biomass boiler at the Mount Gambier Aquatic Centre has begun. Source: ABC News

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Forest receives water from government

01 August 2013

Australia has completed an $80 million project at Torrumbarry in the state of Victoria to deliver water to more than 17,000 hectares of forest. Source: Bloomberg

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Rudd treats Tasmanians like mugs

01 August 2013

According to Coalition Forestry spokesman Senator Colbeck, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is treating Tasmanians like mugs – asking them to believe the government has done its homework on 400 applications for forest shutdown funding in just six days.

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