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Japan may shift to planting energy forests for woody biomass

04 September 2020
As part of efforts to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy, the Japanese government is considering securing “energy forests” for the specific purpose of growing sources for woody biomass power generation. Source: Kyodo News Greater dependence on woody biomass is bel
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China accepts bug infested wood from Germany, but no bugs from Canada

04 September 2020
The bark beetle has been a headache for Andreas Voss, chief wood marketer of Germany’s most populous federal state, North Rhine-Westphalia, but recently things turned for the better. An infestation of the pest in the state’s spruce forests has created unsalable volumes of
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Hyne has three new community partners

04 September 2020
The Hyne Community Trust has announced three new community partnerships as a result of the 2020 round of grants. Applications were assessed as part of the annual competitive process with the Tumbarumba Golf Club, Cycle Tumbarumba and the Tumbarumba to Rosewood [Rail Trail] Steering Co
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Timberlink to reduce greenhouse gases by 2030

04 September 2020
Timberlink has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 21% by 2030. The company’s carbon reduction targets have been verified and approved by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). Source: Timberbiz Using FY18 as a base year Timberlink will commit to reduce scope 1, 2 a
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AKD Caboolture mill reopens safer than before

04 September 2020
AKD’s Caboolture Sawmill will recommence operations on September 14 following a storage shed fire in June. The company says the reopening had been made possible due to the rebuilding of the fuel handling system which will make for a safer and more sustainable business in the long term
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Foundation members for new Vic Forest Products Association

04 September 2020
The newly formed Victorian Forest Products Association has announced its 23 foundation members and elected its Interim governing council. The new association will span Victoria’s forest industry value chain including plantations, native forestry operators, sawmills and pulp and paper
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Softwood bypassing SA mills and heading to China

04 September 2020
A South Australian regional timber processor has warned thousands of tonnes of softwood resource are bypassing mills and heading to China, despite long-term shortages facing some businesses. Source: ABC Softwood export volumes decreased during the start of the pandemic, but trade is a
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Opinion: Shane Broad – erroneous forestry paper’s removal shows dangers of conflicted science

04 September 2020
The withdrawal of a high-profile, error-filled University of Tasmania study linking logging practices to an increased risk of bushfires is an unfortunate reminder of how easily faulty science can gain credibility. More importantly, it demonstrates the importance of rigorously reviewin
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Friday analysis: faulty scientific paper has damaged all sides

04 September 2020
So, a peer-reviewed scientific paper, written by Professor James Kirkpatrick, Suyanti Winoto-Lewin and Jenny Sanger from the University of Tasmania’s Discipline of Geography and Spatial Sciences, has been retracted from the MDPI journal Fire. The journal has apologised to its readers.
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Ascent the cutting edge 25 storey timber tower for Milwaukee

02 September 2020
Ascent is a 25-storey mass timber tower now under construction in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the US. It recently received building permits and has broken ground. The development team, led by New Land Enterprises and Wiechmann Enterprises, said that all the pieces of the puzzle have been
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