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Denmark among the treetops

11 April 2019
Denmark has been waiting for two years for its forest tower but it has been worth the wait as the Camp Adventure Park now has a 900-meter treetop walk connected to a 45-metre tall observation tower that creates the opportunity to take a walk above the treetops and experience the stunn
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Svenkska Cellulose buys Latvian forest

11 April 2019
Svenska Cellulose (SCA) is one of Europe’s largest private forest holding companies and it has acquired Latvian Forest company’s forest and land assets in Latvia, in total 10 000 hectares for €26,2 million. The Latvian Forest Company owns and runs a number of forest holdings in Latvia
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Go well, go green says Shell and buy forests

11 April 2019
Dutch company Shell has announced a program to invest US$300 million over the next three years in natural ecosystems as part of its strategy to act on global climate change, including addressing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated by customers when using its products. This  plan
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Makeover for Cobark Lookout

11 April 2019
Cobark Lookout at Barrington Tops State Forest in New South Wales has had a makeover, offering visitors architect-designed facilities and a world class view. The lookout is the first stop for visitors on their way across the Barrington Tops from Gloucester, so was a great candidate fo
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Biggest beech mast in 40 years in NZ

11 April 2019
Monitoring by the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) has confirmed the predicted mega mast or heavy seeding in New Zealand’s forests this autumn. Results from extensive seed sampling across the country in February and March point to the biggest beech mast for more than 40 ye
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FSC new trademark guide and new directors needed

11 April 2019
FSC International has developed a new guide to assist promotional trademark license holders on how to use the FSC trademarks to promote FSC certified products and related services. The guide aims to provide straightforward, simple advice and is effective from 1 June 2019, and can be u
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IFA Forest valuation seminars

11 April 2019
The next workshop organised by the IFA Forest Valuation Standard subcommittee has an agenda that includes a wide range of topics such as Green Bonds, Natural Capital Accounting, Carbon Sequestration, Native Forests, as well as latest information and thinking on forest valuations. Sour
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Levy rebate available for 2019 wildfire affected private forest growers

11 April 2019
Private Forests Tasmania (PFT) will assist private forest growers affected by the 2019 wildfires by providing a rebate for the private forest service levy (the levy), where the levy has been paid following timber harvesting operations in 2019 fire impacted forest areas. Source: Timber
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Councils get behind the push for Victorian Timber Release Plan

11 April 2019
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) stated that Latrobe City and Wellington Shire councils have joined two other councils to put pressure on the State Government regarding the future of the Victorian native timber industry. East Gippsland Shire Council wrote to the A
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The buzz is that RFAs are good for bees

11 April 2019
“Despite reports in ‘The Guardian’, the beekeeping industry wishes to work collaboratively with the forestry industry and state governments to ensure access to resources in state forests,” he said in a statement. “ALL values and uses of the forests need to be recognised throughout Aus
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