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Swedish company promoting natural forest not clearcutting

20 May 2020
The popular image of Sweden as a forest-rich nation is no myth: 58% of the land area is productive woodland. But beyond this statistic lies another disturbing one. Nearly three-quarters of Swedish forests are less than 60 years old, and most of the woodland comprises spruce and pine p
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Forest Landowners call on US Congress for financial certainty

20 May 2020
Forest Landowners (FLA) in the US is calling for Congress to finally provide much-needed financial certainty during the COVID-19 crisis for forest farmers, ensuring rural communities that depend on a timber economy will have the financial certainty to replant their lands after the los
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West Papua petition to stop trade in rainforest kwila

20 May 2020
National network West Papua Action Aotearoa, this week launched a petition calling on “Trade Me” to stop the trade of the rainforest timber kwila/merbau on their site. Source: Timberbiz “In 2010 we negotiated an agreement that Trade Me would only allow kwila products that had two very
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Upgrade for Scion research nursery

20 May 2020
Scion’s research nursery has been upgraded with new facilities and demonstrations of state-of-the- art machinery not yet used in New Zealand forestry. The facilities are pilot scale, but show how a modular, automated, lean-flow, environmentally sustainable propagation facility could w
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VicForests wants input on Management of High Conservation Value

20 May 2020
VicForests is seeking input from interested and affected parties on its updated Management of High Conservation Value (HCV) documentation. The deadline for submissions is 29 May, after which VicForests will finalise this version of the Management of High Conservation document. Source:
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Eden-Monaro seat a three-way female battle

20 May 2020
A mother-of-five has entered the battle for the federal seat of Eden-Monaro despite the chaos surrounding the seat’s vacancy. Karen Porter will be running as an independent under the ‘New Liberals party’ banner after Labor member Dr Mike Kelly announced his retiremen
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Renewable.bio seeking hardwood biomass

20 May 2020
Perth-based Renewable.bio is seeking expressions of interest for the supply of 100,000GMT of hardwood biomass on an FOB basis at suitable Australasian ports in 20,000 to 40,000GMT lots. In particular it is looking for fire affected and low-grade timber. Source: Timberbiz The biomass m
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ForestLearning launches Forest VRTM App

20 May 2020
ForestLearning, an initiative of Forest and Wood Products Australia has announced a soft launch of the ForestVRTM Apps for IOS App Store, Android Play Store, and Oculus Store. Source: Timberbiz This is great resource with an ever-increasing number of people looking for online alternat
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Commercial construction looks to a devastating downturn

20 May 2020
The commercial construction sector is facing a devastating downturn due to the impact of COVID-19 unless governments act to provide stimulus. Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia said commercial construction activity is being forecast to severely decline. Source: Timberbiz “C
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HIA says housing in destructive decline with half million jobs at risk

20 May 2020
The Australian Forest Products Association has doubled down on its call for an urgent housing stimulus package with the latest Housing Industry Association forecasting, released today, showing a devastating decline in new housing construction. Source: Timberbiz The forecasting indicat
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