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Bark beetles decimate European spruce forests

02 May 2019
Hot, dry summers are fanning an unprecedented outbreak of bark beetles that are destroying vast swathes of central Europe’s spruce forests which define the region’s landscape. Draught brought on by climate change has weakened trees’ natural defences and helped spawn the insects, creat
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Responsible Wood presents at 2019 PEFC meeting in Geneva

02 May 2019
The PEFC International family converged on Geneva, Switzerland to discuss key issues and share experiences as part of the 2019 PEFC Members Meeting. Running from Wednesday 10 April to Friday 12 April 2019 the meeting provided PEFC members with an ideal opportunity to discuss global im
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Cooperation is the first step towards forest protection

02 May 2019
The United Nations (UN) was founded in 1945, to realise and act on the importance of unification and cooperation to solve problems impacting the world. While this pledge was initially in response to global conflict, the UN has evolved throughout the years to address all global crises
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Timberlands Pacific offers graduate and vacation positions

02 May 2019
Timberlands is offering two programs for students to work in either its Graduate Program or in its Summer Vacation Program, in both instances the successful applicants will develop a practical and broad understanding of the business. These roles are opportunities for a career in the p
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Tigercat to demo latest mulcher in Victoria

02 May 2019
Tigercat’s latest machine, the 480B mulcher, is due to be demonstrated by Tigercat and Onetrak in Victoria in May. The new model is the largest machine in Tigercat’s mulcher line-up and joins the rubber tyred M718E & M726E and the smaller tracked 470 mulcher.  Source: Timberbiz Th
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NZ investment to train heavy machinery operators

02 May 2019
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) in New Zealand will invest up to NZ$4.3 million to help establish a state-of-the-art heavy machinery operator training centre in Northland to address skills shortages and grow jobs. Source: Timberbiz “The talent pool of experienced people working as he
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Stephen Clarke joins Private Forests Tasmania

02 May 2019
Private Forests Tasmania has welcomed Stephen Clarke to the team, he was recently appointed to the role of Senior Private Forest Advisor effective 29 April 2019.  Mr Clarke has enjoyed 18 years of involvement in various aspects of the Tasmanian forestry industry. Source: Timberbiz Mr
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Tasmania an important state for forestry voting

02 May 2019
With both the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader in Tasmania today it is worth looking at how the electorate in that state is thinking. Recent polling shows 8 in 10 voters in the marginal Tasmanian electorate of Braddon believe forest industries are either ‘important’ or ‘very i
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Victorian government’s mixed messages about native forestry

02 May 2019
Following last week’s State Government announcement of the long-awaited Timber Release Plan (TRP), the Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) is calling on the Agriculture Minister, the Hon Jaclyn Symes MP, to be clear on the long-term future of the Victorian native forest
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AFPA supports key Labor forestry initiatives

02 May 2019
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed Federal Labor’s policy package, which agrees to several AFPA policy priorities to grow Australia’s renewable forest industries. Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) CEO Ross Hampton said there were three key commi
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