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Sustainable forestry will generate the largest benefit for carbon stocks

11 August 2021
In the long term, a sustainable forest management strategy aimed at maintaining or increasing forest carbon stocks, while producing an annual yield of timber, fibre, or energy from the forest, will generate the largest sustained mitigation benefit (IPCC, 2007). Source: Timberbiz “Sust
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KIPT quits forestry after seaport refusal

11 August 2021
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers will remove its tree crop and return its land to traditional agricultural use. Source: Timberbiz The decision follows Planning Minister Vickie Chapman’s decision on Monday to reject KIPT’s plans to build a $40m seaport on Kangaroo Island to export ti
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Northern Ireland forestry in a state of flux – forestry’s a dirty word

09 August 2021
Northern Ireland’s Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Pippa Hackett, was told that forestry is a dirty word, that jobs are on the line, and that machinery has been repossessed by banks due to the ongoing forest
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Wildfires hit many parts of Greece

09 August 2021
Wildfires have erupted in many parts of Greece during a week long heatwave, it was the worst in three decades, with searing temperatures and hot winds creating tinderbox conditions. Sources: Reuters, SBS Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfire
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Husqvarna’s new 592 XP chainsaw to land in Australia next year

09 August 2021
Husqvarna’s 592 XP chainsaws will be coming to Australia early next year, these new Husqvarna 90cc chainsaws have been developed to meet the toughest of demands, in a user-friendly way and made for demanding tree professionals. Source: Timberbiz They are designed to meet heavy-duty ch
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Mt Burr project embeds local cultural and forest experience in students

09 August 2021
Environmental education and biodiversity improvements are continuing at Mt Burr Swamp, thanks to the support of Responsible Wood and OneFortyOne. Source: Timberbiz Funding was obtained to continue education and biodiversity improvements. The project was about creating a walking trail
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Jason Wilson to head New Zealand Forest Service

09 August 2021
The Forest Owners Association says the appointment of Jason Wilson to head Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service, is absolutely appropriate for the huge challenges and opportunities facing the forest industry in its key role of enabling New Zealand to meet both climate change and
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Maria River forest to grow 300,000 seedlings

09 August 2021
Preparations are underway to grow and plant 300,000 seedlings in recently harvested timber plantations in Maria River State Forest near Kempsey. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Corporation’s Hardwood Plantation Manager Craig Busby said seeds were collected from State forests near Coffs Har
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A tale of Tasman log exports and the whimsy of overseas customers

09 August 2021
Latest log export data for Australia and New Zealand tells two radically different stories. New Zealand’s log exports are booming and the price is at record levels. Meantime, Australia’s trade is constrained on both fronts, despite the strength of global demand for fibre. Source: Indu
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ForestTECH 2021 to focus on mechanised planting tech

09 August 2021
Last year, for the first time since the ForestTECH series began back in 2007, the annual forestry technology update run for local forestry companies and delegates from another 20 countries, covered new technologies around forest establishment, mechanised planting and silviculture. Sou
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