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Metsa donates EUR 500,000 to forestry research

10 January 2022
Metsä Group has donated EUR 250,000 each to the University of Helsinki and the University of Oulu. These donations will be allocated to science, agriculture and forestry at the University of Helsinki and to technology at the University of Oulu. Metsä Group wants to invest in developin
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Kesla firefighting tractor on sale now

10 January 2022
Finnish company Kesla Oyj is known for forest technology and material processing products, one example is forest trailers for tractors. In recent years, tractor equipment has become increasingly versatile and now Kesla is selling a trailer concept with fire-extinguishing features. The
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Little Green Lies exposed

10 January 2022
A new book by John Mullinder, ‘Little Green Lies and Other BS: From “Ancient” Forests to “Zero” Waste’, challenges nearly 40 common misconceptions about forests and the forest products industry, highlighting the facts that are often overlooked in provocative headlines and fundraising
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A snapshot of Australia’s forest dominated past

10 January 2022
A new trove of plant, insect, fish and other fossils offers an unprecedented snapshot of Australia’s wetter, forest-dominated past. Source: Science News McGraths Flat in New South Wales contains thousands of beautifully preserved specimens of flowering plants, ferns, spiders, insects
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Much ado about replanting forestry by Nelson City Council

10 January 2022
A city councillor’s two-year fight to prevent Nelson City Council forestry land being replanted in pine ultimately failed its last-ditch attempt to change course. The council now faces another 30 years of commercial pine, unless it decides to rip out saplings from about a third of its
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Virtual reality model of Australian Box Gum woodland

10 January 2022
Researchers have developed immersive virtual landscapes of intact endangered Australian ecosystems to accurately illustrate changes across time, seasons and following disturbances like bushfires. Source: Timberbiz The study created a virtual reality model of an Australian Box Gum Gras
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Scion trials paper pots

10 January 2022
The possibility of commercial scale production and establishment of indigenous tree species is opening up as tree species propagated in small paper pots survive and thrive as well as, or better than, those grown in larger plastic containers. Source: Timberbiz Nurseries are not current
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Sawn structural softwood demand to peak in March

10 January 2022
Sawn structural softwood demand will peak in March 2022 according to IndustryEdge’s Australian Sawn Softwood Demand Forecast. Source: IndustryEdge The forecast is an important tool for understanding demand and supply balances, for organising business-level supplies and scheduling work
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Victorian Gov’t to reintroduce dingoes in new eco plan

10 January 2022
Citing climate change as a major driver of ecosystem decline, a Victorian Upper House committee has recommended trials to reintroduce dingoes as apex predators into Victoria’s parks and reserves, and the phasing out of 1080 baits to control invasive species. Source: Philip Hopkins for
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WA sawlog shortage fails to meet contractual obligations

10 January 2022
Western Australia’s Forest Industries Federation wants Premier Mark McGowan to honour his commitment to timber businesses. When Mr McGowan made his announcement to cease harvesting of native forests by the end of 2023, he publicly pledged that the government would meet current contrac
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