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Japan explores wooden sidewalks for safety and sustainability

21 January 2022
The idea for a wooden sidewalk came to Akihiko Higuchi after his grandmother lost her eyesight. Instead of a sidewalk of asphalt, could one be made with something else that is safer for the visually impaired? The answer was wood, which also made it eco-friendly. Source: Inquirer Kyush
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US launches 10-year strategy to fight wildfires with Forestry Service

21 January 2022
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Randy Moore have launched a comprehensive response to the nation’s growing wildfire crisis – “Confronting the Wildfire Crisis: A Strategy for Protecting Communities and Improving Resilience in America’s Forests.” Source: Ti
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Koskisen to use bio-based binder in new furniture board

21 January 2022
Finnish plywood manufacturer Koskisen is the first company to start using a bio-based binder NeoLigno by Stora Enso in its new sustainable product family. Source: Timberbiz Koskisen and Stora Enso’s co-operation has resulted in the world’s first entirely bio-based furniture board, cal
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Taste test for forestry work

21 January 2022
Forestry’s future workforce has received a boost through a partnership between the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) New Zealand and an Otago secondary school. Source: Timberbiz MPI funded a two-week silviculture course for students at Milton’s Tokomairiro High School
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WA forestry workers frozen in limbo over support packages with more delays

21 January 2022
The WA Government has been told to stop dragging its feet over the Native Forest Transition Group and its subgroups which were set up to supply support packages for workers affected by the State Government’s contentious decision to ban native logging by 2024. Source: Timberbiz The Nat
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Scholarships for women in Tas forestry open

21 January 2022
Two scholarships for women in the Tasmanian forests or forest products industry to undertake the AICD Foundations of Directorship online course have been made available with support from the Department of Communities. Source: Timberbiz The AICD program provides foundational knowledge
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Green Triangle Timber awards take another Covid hit

21 January 2022
The Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards night set down for 11 March has been postponed again due to Covid. Source: Timberbiz Initially planned for 29 October last year, the event was postponed then because of the pandemic. The 2020 event was cancelled for the same reasons. The commi
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New plantation forestry method will expand tree estates

21 January 2022
New forestry methods will give farmers, businesses and industries the ability to earn revenue through projects which will help Australia achieve its emissions reduction targets. Source: Timberbiz The new methods cover blue carbon, plantation forestry, abatement from industrial and com
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Opinion: Jack Bradshaw – Strip mining strips WA forests but that’s okay by McGowan

21 January 2022
  In September 2021 the WA government announced that all native forest logging would cease in 2024, the end of the current 10-year Forest Management Plan. Source: Australian Rural & Regional News From that time, timber taken from native forests would be “limited to forest man
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Friday analysis: Loopholes make wriggle room in Sustainable Forests Act

21 January 2022
It could be argued, mischievously perhaps, that loopholes are sometimes deliberately included in government-created rules and regulations to provide some wriggle room for various parties. Why else would a loophole exist in the Sustainable Forests Act which has enabled activist vigilan
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