The New Zealand Institute of Forestry has condemned the National Party's proposal to use taxpayers money to retire farmland next to important waterways as paying polluters to pollute. Source: Radio New Zealand
China’s softwood market has experienced dramatic growth over the past five years, with imports of lumber and logs increasing by 360% and 80% respectively. Robust GDP growth and rapid urbanization has driven demand above the ability of local supply sources to satisfy. Source: Timberbiz
Ellenbrook Primary School in Western Australia will take a leaf out of the record books when it attempts to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as trees next Wednesday. Sources: The Advocate, In My Community
Australia is falling behind the rest of the world when it comes to turning agricultural waste into heat and electricity, according to an international bioenergy organisation. Source: ABC Rural
The forest industry thinks it is seeing the start of a recovery in the export log market, but says it is not going to happen quickly. Source: Radio New Zealand
Recent exports of American hardwoods to Australia increased by 27% in value and 25% in volume in the first half of 2014 year-on-year. Source: Timberbiz
The University of Canterbury is to launch a new research project to make sure New Zealand’s new forestry roads are safe and are established with minimal environmental impact. Sources: Scoop, Timberbiz