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The battle for Canada’s forests

05 January 2022
Centuries-old forests dotting the landscape in British Columbia, Canada’s western most province, have become a battleground for two schools of thought about curbing climate change: one that wants to use their biomass for green power, and another anxious to protect carbon-absorbing tre
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France and Spain ban plastic packs for fruit and veg

05 January 2022
Worldwide, people have been complaining about the excessive use of plastic wrapping for fruit, vegetables and other products for years.Paola Gosio, an EU Policy Analyst at the Brussels-based research and consulting company White Research, decided to do something about it. Source: Timb
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A giant spider at home on steep terrain

05 January 2022
While they are named after the arachnids they resemble, spider (or walking) excavators are also the mountain goats of the equipment world. No matter how challenging the terrain, these agile machines can handle it. Source: Timberbiz The Euromach R1255 spider is an all-terrain earthmove
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FWPA new team members

05 January 2022
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has two new team members Sarah Downey as Senior Marketing and Communications Manager and David Kearsley as Codes and Standards Technical Manager. Source: Timberbiz Ms Downey has more than nine years’ experience developing integrated marketing
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Grant to help farmers plant trees offers $600,000 in Tasmania

05 January 2022
Applications for grants to support farmers to plant trees and prepare for a carbon-neutral economy will close at the end of January. The Trees on Farms grant, funded and facilitated by Private Forests Tasmania (PFT), has $600,000 for distribution. Source: Timberbiz PFT’s chief e
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Major upgrades to help responders in Victoria’s South West

05 January 2022
Emergency responders in the Victoria’s south west will be able respond faster to emergencies following major upgrades of facilities in Dartmoor and Heywood, funded by the Andrews Labor Government. Source: Timberbiz Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio an
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Victor Violante new CEO for AFPA NSW

05 January 2022
Australian Forest Products Association NSW has appointed Victor Violante as its new CEO. Mr Violante has been Deputy CEO of the Australian Forest Products Association for the past year. He replaces Sue Grau. Source: Timberbiz The chairman of AFPA NSW Steve Dadd said Mr Violante had be
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Australia-UK FTA to boost forestry exports

05 January 2022
The Australia-UK FTA is set to boost Aussie seafood and forest products exports and provide new and diversified trade opportunities for Australian exporters. Source: Timberbiz Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries Jonno Duniam welcomed the signing of the new free trade agreeme
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Feds slam new Victorian Forestry plan

05 January 2022
The Victorian Forestry Plan, aimed at ensuring the native timber industry will have enough time to adjust ahead of the phase out in 2030, has been slammed by the Federal Government. Source: Timberbiz The Victorian Government last month announced it was strengthening the Victorian Fore
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Victorian timber crews stood down maybe until May

05 January 2022
Victoria’s native timber industry has been left in limbo with VicForests believed to be standing crews down following a Supreme Court decision just days before Christmas Day. In the Supreme Court on 22 December 2021, Justice Richards granted an order to stop native timber harvesting i
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