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Time to clear up Tassie planning

10 July 2014
Forest Industries Association of Tasmania (FIAT) chief executive Terry Edwards said he had written to the state and federal governments seeking information about the future of funding arrangements, studies into specialty timber and investigations into proposals to process wood residue
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Awarded NZ Forestry recognition

10 July 2014
Leaders in the forestry industry were recognised at the New Zealand Institute of Forestry’s annual awards in Napier. Source: Timberbiz
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Aborigines to shape forest standards

10 July 2014
Aborigines have harnessed the country’s forests as a resource for millennia, now for the first time they are being offered a significant say in how modern forestry should be conducted. Source: The Australian
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Vietnam joins tropical timber organisation

03 July 2014
Vietnam has become the 69th member of the International Tropical Timber Organization ( ITTO), and its entry is expected to bring more benefits to the country's forest sector. Source: The Global Post
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‘Red gold’ sandalwood seized in Hong Kong

03 July 2014
Early last month, customs officers confiscated 10 tonnes of suspected red sandalwood, worth about HK$15 million, hidden in a container shipped from India. Source: The South China Morning Post
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Nanocellulose – next gen material in development

03 July 2014
About 100 companies in Japan will work together to put nanocellulose, made from wood fibers, into practical use as a next-generation material. It is one-fifth the weight of steel but about five times stronger. Source: The Japan News
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Intergrain timber awards extends entry deadline

03 July 2014
The last day for sending submissions to the 2014 Intergrain Timber Vision Awards has been extended to 5:00pm Friday 11 July 2014. Source: Architecture & Design
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Beekeeper funds NZ tree project

03 July 2014
An NZ$50,000 donation from a Marlborough beekeeper is to fund a project on eucalypt trees in the district. Source: The Marlborough Express, Stuff NZ
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Native forests returning to iwi

03 July 2014
The job of sharing Kaingaroa Forest in New Zealand among eight iwi is not over yet. Source: Radio New Zealand
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Wood heaters pose health risks

03 July 2014
The air pollution from wood fire heaters now poses a bigger immediate health danger to Sydneysiders than cars or cigarettes. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
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