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Public consultation in EU on combatting deforestation

17 January 2019
The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation to help develop an integrated EU approach to combatting deforestation, protecting forests and promoting sustainable supply chains. The consultation runs from 14 January to 25 February 2019. Source: Timberbiz Individuals a
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Lord Deben to speak on forestry and climate change

17 January 2019
Confor’s focus on climate change throughout 2019 will kick off with a Westminster event featuring one of the most authoritative figures on the subject. Lord Deben, Chair of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), is guest speaker at a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group
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Massive growth expected in global CLT market

17 January 2019
The global cross laminated timber (CLT) market expected to reach USD1606 million in 2024, growing at a CAGR of 15% between 2018 and 2024. The cross laminated timber (CLT) market is likely to be driven by rising product demand for construction and building applications, due to its cost
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KIPT adds sculpture to its list of achievements

17 January 2019
The first sculpture commissioned for the Kangaroo Island Sculpture Trail in Penneshaw has been unveiled. Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers is the park’s first corporate sponsor, providing $5000 towards the impressive work created by renowned local sculptor Dave Clarke. Source: Timber
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Napier Port afloat on the back of log exports

17 January 2019
New Zealand’s investment banks are clambering to get a slice of the Napier Port IPO action amid a long drought for new equity offers. The port’s owner, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, has invited broking teams to Napier to pitch for the opportunity to float the port, followi
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Queensland’s private native forest needs to be certified

17 January 2019
Southern Queensland has more than three million hectares of private native forest but only 8000 hectares are certified. The wood message is working but much of the timber supply is uncertified and detrimental to the Responsible Wood message. In a wide ranging interview veteran foreste
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Labrador helps to count koalas for NSW Forestry

17 January 2019
The world’s first koala sniffer dog has set up a work site in the New South Wales forest. Forestry Corporation’s regional ecologist John Willoughby said Oscar the Labrador was brought to the region to complement the extensive surveys of the local koala population already undertaken by
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Planters in demand for billion trees in New Zealand

17 January 2019
Pay rates of NZ$400 a day are not enough to attract workers to plant trees, potentially putting a brake on the New Zealand Government’s one billion trees by 2028 campaign. Forest nurseries have doubled plantings to 100 million tree seedings in response to Government incentives,
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Importer fined for breaching illegal logging laws

17 January 2019
A Queensland-based importer has been fined $12,600 for ongoing non-compliance with Australia’s illegal logging laws, becoming the first company to be penalised under the legislation. Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Richard Colbeck said the penalty was a timely r
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A breakdown of the NSW RFAs

17 January 2019
The New South Wales forestry industry will have access to about 340,000 cubic metres of quality saw logs annually from native forests over the next five years under the recommitted 20-year regional forest agreements. More than 1 million cubic metres of non-high quality logs will also
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