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Why it’s important to stay with domestic wood species

10 July 2023
Metsä Group has made it a policy to buy and process only domestic wood species. This has an impact on nature according to Timo Lehesvirta, the company’s leading nature expert. Source: Timberbiz “We are not, for example, switching to American softwoods such as Douglas fir o
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European instability changes global markets

10 July 2023
Wood Resources International regularly tracks the trends and developments impacting global lumber markets. The company has recently compiled news and data on some of today’s most critical global regions. Source: Wood Resources The Nordic countries produced a record-high amount of soft
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PEFC fashions a new whitepaper

10 July 2023
PEFC has launched a whitepaper Enhancing Sustainability through Forest-Positive MMCF Sourcing: A Guide for Fashion Brands and Retailers which it is hoped will empower fashion brands and retailers to embrace responsible sourcing practices for MMCFs by emphasizing the importance of sust
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AFCA and Qld trucking association join forces

10 July 2023
The Australian Forest Contractors Association has entered into a collaboration with the Queensland Trucking Association. Source: Timberbiz This collaboration is expected to deliver a range of valuable services and resources, aimed at benefiting AFCA members in the areas of Human Resou
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SA tops the HIA housing scorecard

10 July 2023
South Australia tops the HIA Housing Scorecard, supported by state policies that aim to increase the supply of housing. Source: Timberbiz The HIA Housing Scorecard report presents analysis which ranks each of the eight states and territories based on the performance of 13 key resident
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KPMG pine log price index report

10 July 2023
KPMG has released the latest Australian Pine Log Price Index using data provided by Australian softwood growers. The Index documents changes in pine log prices achieved by large-scale commercial plantation owners selling common grades of plantation softwood logs to domestic processors
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NZ policy statement on indigenous biodiversity is naïve

10 July 2023
NZ’s Forest Owners say the just released National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) is a classic bureaucratic formula of confusing ecological naivety which will not help rare species and likely have an opposite effect. Source: Timberbiz Forest Owners Association Pres
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Vic end to native forestry poses significant challenge for Tasmania

10 July 2023
The Victorian State Government’s decision to end native forestry in Victoria virtually overnight poses a significant challenge for Tasmania, even with Tasmania’s strong Buy Local Policy, according to Resources Minister Felix Ellis. Source: Timberbiz He said the Tasmanian Government’s
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Queensland Uni research says native forestry harvesting helps conserve biodiversity

10 July 2023
Research conducted by The University of Queensland has revealed that Queensland native forestry, including timber harvesting, could actually help conserve biodiversity and mitigate climate risks. Source: Timberbiz Dr Tyron Venn, from UQ’s School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
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Ineffective and controversial ‘water rule’ scrapped

10 July 2023
The Federal Government has removed the controversial “water rule” from the Australian Carbon Credit Unit scheme. The water rule – with its complex exceptions – has been an ad-hoc and ineffective way of managing water resources. Source: Timberbiz The Australian Govern
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