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No logging because APRIL is no fool

One of the world’s largest manufacturers of pulp and paper in Indonesia has announced it will immediately stop logging in all natural forests. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Loss of forest habitat through pulp and paper logging and palm oil plantations has pushed endangered s
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Future cars and fuel from the forests

Imagine a future where minerals extracted from the ground are no longer the dominant energy source instead it is wood. Source: Timberbiz Huge eucalypt forests could provide biofuel for Bentleys and jet fuel for Boeings, while carbon-fibre car bodies could be produced from genetically
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Leaked document say Gippsland logging not viable

Logging in East Gippsland is not commercially viable and cutting down native forests across the region is racking up losses of up to $5.5 million a year, internal government documents reveal. Source: The Age A leaked briefing by Victoria’s Department of Treasury and Finance to t
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RET could revive timber in Victoria

The revised Renewable Energy Target (RET) currently before Parliament would provide a market for otherwise unsaleable timber, according to a document from Victoria’s state-owned forestry business, VicForests, obtained by the ABC. Source: ABC News Environment Minister Greg Hunt i
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Reforestation with 6 million seedlings

More than six million seedlings are being dispatched from the Forestry Corporation’s Blowering Nursery near Tumut during a three-month operation. Source: PS News Strategy and Risk Manager at Forestry Corporation, Gavin Jeffries said the carefully measured radiata pine seedlings were b
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NZ safety council chair announced

A safety council has been set up to help make forests safer workplaces. Source: Radio New Zealand The council – formed earlier this year and launched at Parliament has been set up in response to a recommendation from a panel that reviewed forestry safety last year. Dame Alison P
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NZ AGS is good but more consistency please

Farm foresters and forest owners have welcomed the government’s decision to revive the Afforestation Grant Scheme (AGS) but both industry groups would like to see more consistency and a greater commitment to forestry in the future. Source: NZ Farmer Newly elected president of th
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Gippsland bioenergy forum program

A draft program for the Gipplsand bioenergy forum has been released. Source: Timberbiz The event starts on 18 June 2015 in the Heyfield Community Hub in Victoria with opening speakers Liz Hamilton of the Victorian Bioenergy Network together with Sue Websiter of Agribusiness Gippsland.
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NZ drylands forest initiative

NZDFI is a research and development project working to develop ground-durable eucalypt species suited to New Zealand’s dryland regions. Source: Scoop Independent News The committee commends the work of the New Zealand Dryland Forests Initiative and has heard from representatives of NZ
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Ballina wants review of private logging

Ballina Shire Council will push for a review of the state government’s decision not to allow the council to take control of approving native forestry in the shire. Source: Echonetdaily Late last year, the council voted to amend the Ballina Local Environment Plan 1987 to introduce a re
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