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Phos-chek to keep fires at bay

21 November 2013
Low flying planes dropping red fire retardant in the face of bushfire threats is a common sight in Australia and North America. The chemical is Phos-Chek, a fertiliser-based product made in the US and used by fire-fighting agencies since the early 1960s. Source: The Weekly Times
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Carbon change policy kills trees

21 November 2013
Operators of tree nurseries in Western Australia's south say their industry has been decimated by political changes to carbon pricing. Sources: 7News, Yahoo
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Fine for unregistered milling of indigenous timber

21 November 2013
A man has been fined NZ$3000 plus costs for milling indigenous timber valued at NZ$15,000 at his unregistered sawmill in New Zealand. Sources: Fairfax NZ News, Stuff NZ
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Great Southern agriculture not plantations

21 November 2013
The likely new owner of Victoria's biggest blue-gum plantations is planning to revert some of its blocks back to farmland. Source: The Weekly Times
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Forest Growers’ Levy in NZ

21 November 2013
A forest growers' product levy begins on January 1 in New Zealand, in a bid to boost the forestry sector's fortunes through research and development, biosecurity, marketing, industry training and education. Sources: Otago Daily Times, Voxy NZ
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AFPA calls for Australian R&D institute

21 November 2013
Momentum is building around the AFPA proposal for a research and development institute to coordinate forestry, wood and paper products R&D across Australia. Sources: AFPA, Timberbiz
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AusForest Australian App for forestry

21 November 2013
Apps, or applications for iphones and other mobile devices are common, what’s not common are apps for the forest industry but Dr Mihai Daian has developed one for Australia. Source: Timberbiz
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Indonesian trade agreement with EU flawed

14 November 2013
Following concerns over a flawed timber trade agreement between Indonesia and the European Union (EU), the Forestry Ministry said it would review its legal framework for timber standards in an effort to curb illegal logging linked to human rights abuses. Source: The Jakarta Post
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Demand for engineered panels in US rising

14 November 2013
Demand for OSB and plywood structural engineered wood panels in North America is expected to reach about 30 billion square feet in 2013 and grow to nearly 40 billion square feet by 2016. Source: Principia Consulting
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New UK institute for trees starts with donation

14 November 2013
A £15 million institute dedicated to studying how climate change is affecting Britain's woodlands is to be created at the University of Birmingham. Source: The Telegraph (UK)
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