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New Illegal Loggings Regs Unworkable

28 August 2014
Environmental lobbyists are in panic because there’s the potential in NSW for land clearing laws to be freed up. They say “extremists” want to give farmers greater rights to clear their farmland for farming. Source: The Australian
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Illegal Logging Regulation Training

28 August 2014
October training seminars on Australian Illegal Logging Regulation have been announced. Source: Timberbiz
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United Stand for Small Operators

28 August 2014
In major initiative to help New Zealand investors in 14,000 small plantation forests meet the challenge of marketing a looming "wall of wood" against stiff competition, a new forestry company has been launched in Wellington. Source: Timberbiz
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Primary risk for primary forests

21 August 2014
It turns out that the world's primary forests may be more at risk than once thought. Scientists have taken a closer look at these forests and have found that only 5% of the world's preagricultural primary forest cover is now found in protected areas. Source: Science World Report
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UN and World Bank winners in deforestation

21 August 2014
The UN and World Bank are the winners from an international program to combat deforestation, a report commissioned by Norway’s government has found. Source: Responding to Climate Change
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Singapore learns from Europe on wooden building

21 August 2014
The threat of fire and wood-eating termites are two areas of concern when it comes to building with timber, but those with experience in working with the material say there are solutions. Source: Channel News Asia
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Smartphones testing timber bridges

21 August 2014
Thousands of timber bridges crossing rivers and creeks and linking isolated communities to the rest of Australia are in serious disrepair but local councils cannot afford to fix or replace them all. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
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Benefits of more trees in Canberra

21 August 2014
Canberrans benefit from living in the most tree-covered city in Australia, experiencing less stress and sickness and benefiting from reduced household energy costs. Source: The Canberra Times
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Delayed final vote on peace deal

21 August 2014
Tasmania's independent-dominated Upper House has delayed a final vote on the Government's signature policy to tear up the forest peace deal. Source: ABC News
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Poles apart and floored with the results

21 August 2014
After decades of feeding electricity to homes and businesses from the streets of Queensland and NSW, timber from old power poles has been given a new life thanks to a Canberra joinery. Source: The Canberra Times
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