The Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers has told the Inquiry into Ecosystem Decline in Victoria that only active and adaptive land management supported by collective community action can address ecosystem decline directly and effectively. Source: Timberbi
The forest products industry has never been too far from the headlines during the Covid-19 pandemic. Whether it be the pulp and paper sector, top-of-mind during the run-on toilet paper, or more recently the surge in demand for sawn wood and panels for housing we are amid a shortage in
Given the angst over the New South Wales SEPP plan and its impact on koalas and forestry and farming, the news this week that both sectors will be exempt must have come with a huge sigh of relief. Source: Bruce Mitchell Now land zoned for forestry or primary production in regional NSW
Segezha Group President Mikhail Shamolin visited Sokol in Vologda Oblast to oversee the grand opening of Segezha Group’s cross-laminated timber (CLT) plant. The plant is the first industrial-scale production facility to manufacture the innovative building construction material. Source
Four French oaks that have been standing for hundreds of years in a once-royal forest now have a sacred destiny. Felled in the Loire region’s Forest of Berce, they have been selected to reconstruct Notre Dame cathedral’s fallen spire. Source: Sydney Morning Herald The 93-metre-high sp
A recent article published in the Wall Street Journal was a great example of how Forest Landowners Association US (FLA) is working to ensure the right narrative is being told about forest landowners managing their land for the nation’s domestic timber supply and their need to be econo
Aboriginal carbon farmers based in northern Australia have joined the fight against climate change following an agreement between the City of Sydney and the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation. Source: Timberbiz The City is buying 1800 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU) from Indigenous ca
Responsible Wood will present at a New Zealand Green Building Council webinar series, on 10 March 2021. The webinar titled Sustainably Sourced Engineered Wood for a Low Carbon Future will hear from panel of experts discussing the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PE
Farmers in six regions across the nation will have the opportunity to get paid to plant mixed-species trees on their property, under a new government trial program. Source: Farmonline Farmers can already participate in carbon markets under the Emissions Reduction Fund, but the new Car
The Federal Government’s Boosting Apprentices Commencement (BAC) wage subsidy now run until September this year. The BAC sees the Federal Government pays for half of an apprentice’s or trainee’s wages, up to $7000 per quarter, and has been offered since October 2020 and ha