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Vienna’s 275 foot tall wooden building

04 March 2015
Next year in Vienna, architects will start working on a 275-foot-tall building made almost entirely out of wood. Source: Popular Science The Guardian reported that the approximately 25-story building will cost 60 million Euros ($67 million) and will save 2800 tons of carbon emissions
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Modern logging benefits rainforest

04 March 2015
The modern logging technique greatly benefits rainforest wildlife for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests that are used for timber production, according to a recent study. Source: University Herald Ecology (DICE) at the University of Kent say that with over 4 million km2 of t
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NEFA claims of phantom timber

04 March 2015
‘Phantom’ timber that was ‘gifted’ to the logging industry is now turning into real cash – millions of dollars for millers – and there are no hollow logs to pull it from, according to a north coast forest group. Source: Echo Daily Recently released data proves that the $8.55 million s
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New Zealand’s largest log house for sale

04 March 2015
A property that is believed to be New Zealand’s biggest log house is on the market. Source: The New Zealand Herald It has a sprawling floor space more than three times the average Kiwi home. The gigantic, rustic Central Otago property was built in 2009. It features four bedrooms
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Harvesting Tasmania’s forests for future sawlogs

04 March 2015
Forestry Tasmania has contracted AKS Forest Solutions to selectively harvest a large area of native forest between Avoca and Bridport. Source: ABC Rural But far from clear-felling, the contractors will leave the very best trees to become top quality eucalypt sawlogs. About 1000 hectar
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Forest owners claim NZ will miss greenhouse targets

04 March 2015
The New Zealand Government has rejected forest owners’ claims that New Zealand is going to miss its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Source: Radio New Zealand The Forest Owners Association said it was clear that New Zealand was going to fall short of its 2020 emissions reductio
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Greens say native forest logging loses $495 a hectare

04 March 2015
Logging in the state forests has cost NSW more than $43 million over the past three years – money that would be better spent promoting tourism in the regions, according to the Greens. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Each hectare felled costs taxpayers $495, with the losses in
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Protester may pay compensation for disruption

04 March 2015
A protester who locked herself onto logging machinery in a Western Australian forest for seven hours may be forced to pay thousands of dollars in compensation, police say. Source: ABC News Margaret River woman Mira Clohessy locked herself onto the equipment at Mowen Forest in the Sout
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Abbott overruled Environment Minister over Tas Wilderness

04 March 2015
A high-level Coalition split over forest policy was resolved only after Tony Abbott overruled his Environment Minister and ignored departmental advice. Source: The Australian The Coalition went to the September 2013 election promising to rescind a swath of the recently extended Tasman
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$7.1 million injection to SE forest

04 March 2015
Phase three of the $27 million South East Forestry Partnerships Program, which supports the development of innovative new products and technologies, is now open. Source: Timberbiz The South Australian Government has committed $7.1 million to stimulate jobs and investment opportunities
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