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US experts at NZ forestry conference

28 November 2013
The forest industry is bringing in North American experts to a conference this week to help it tackle the high injury and death rates in New Zealand plantations. Source: Radio New Zealand
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Brooweena sawmill shuts

28 November 2013
The Brooweena sawmill south of Bundaberg has been given the order to close after workplace health and safety officers deemed one section of the mill, a single bench, unsafe for workers to operate. Sources: ABC News, The Fraser Coast Chronicle
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FWPA establishes reference group

28 November 2013
Forest and Wood Products Australia Limited (FWPA) has announced the establishment of a reference group to provide strategic direction to its new Statistics and Economics Program. Source: Timberbiz
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ABARES report shows forestry hit hard

28 November 2013
An ABARES report has exposed the ousted Labor-Green Government for mismanagement of the Australian forest industry according to Senator Richard Colbeck. Source: Timberbiz
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California issues its first forestry credits

21 November 2013
California businesses covered by the state's cap-and-trade program will be able to use forest conservation projects to offset the carbon emissions from their plants and factories after the state issued the first batch of credits. Source: The Business Spectator
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Forestry grants open in Ireland

21 November 2013
The Department of Agriculture in Ireland has announced the immediate availability of financial approvals for forestry planting. Source: Independent.ie (Ireland)
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Forests initiative launched at UN climate talks in Warsaw

21 November 2013
A new US$280m initiative to help save the world's remaining forests was launched by the UK, the US and Norway at the United Nations climate change talks in Warsaw. Source: The Guardian (UK)
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Logging stopped by tree protester

21 November 2013
Logging in the Challar Forest near Walpole in Western Australia because a protester perched herself seven metres above the ground on a steel pole. Source: The Australian
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Wood engineers receive medals for Christchurch rebuild

21 November 2013
Three engineers will receive the University of Canterbury’s (UC) Innovation Medal for their efforts in playing a significant part in the rebuild of Christchurch for developing flexible timber buildings. Source: Voxy
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Beware helpers in NZ tree clean up

21 November 2013
Canterbury, New Zealand land owners who still have to clear away trees knocked down in the spring storms should get good advice so they're not ripped off, the Farm Forestry Association said. Source: Radio New Zealand
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