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A Federal Court may determine the future of native timber in NSW

10 January 2024
Today a Federal Court judgement may determine the fate of native timber harvesting in New South Wales. This sector deeply ingrained in regional, rural and remote NSW has for generations served as a sustainable cornerstone for communities, families and businesses. Source: Timberbiz The
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Biocomposite organ

08 January 2024
The new organ at the Helsinki Music Centre features striking facade pipes on the Rieger organ which are the first of their kind, crafted from Finnish, wood-based UPM Formi 3D biocomposite. Source: Timberbiz The organ features 3D-printed sounding pipes and wind lines totalling 260 mete
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Measuring the impacts of regenerative forestry

08 January 2024
Regenerative forestry brings a considerable change to forest thinking: not only is the state of forest nature improved, but the improvement is also demonstrated with measurements. Source: Timberbiz “From now on, the impacts on the state of nature will be verified. Forest certificates
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Comprehensive outlook for China’s lumber markets

08 January 2024
Depending on whether or not you include pulp and paper, China was, until recently, the second biggest market for British Columbia (BC) wood products. Source: Vancouver is Awesome If you include pulp and paper, it still is. But there has been a dramatic decline in lumber exports to Chi
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Join Private Forests Tasmania’s operations

08 January 2024
Private Forests Tasmania is looking for a Manager, Operations. The role will provide leadership and strategic management for Private Forests Tasmania (PFT) through oversight of its Operations Team and leading high-level projects, to further PFT’s legislated objective to facilitate and
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AFWI team on the ground in Tasmania

08 January 2024
A few new faces have popped up on the Tasmanian forestry scene since the establishment of Australian Forestry and Wood Innovations (AFWI) in 2023. Source: Timberbiz AFWI is a significant development for Australia’s forestry and forest products sectors and is a collaboration between th
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New Zealand is a testing ground for wilding pine eradication

08 January 2024
Wilding conifers are a major threat to New Zealand’s environment and economy. Understanding how these species invade and re-invade the landscape is critical to win the battle against these invasive trees. Re-invasion is a complex puzzle and Scion’s research supports a nationally coord
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FWPA Forest Research Grants call for proposal and program briefing

08 January 2024
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has provided notice of an upcoming Call for Proposals for its Forest Research Grants Program. Source: Timberbiz The Forest Research Grants Program supports collaborative activities that advance research, development and extension (RD&E) of
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Alarm bells ringing in Canberra

08 January 2024
Billions of dollars in investment and countless jobs are at risk as the Albanese Government plunges millions into the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) and stumbles on environmental approval reform, and Shadow Environment Minister Jonno Duniam is frustrated by the Federal Governmen
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Mining company Alcoa may supply hardwood to forestry

08 January 2024
Western Australia also shut its doors to native forestry this January the government saying it will now protect almost two million hectares of native karri, jarrah and wandoo forests. It will protect those forests from foresters but perhaps not from mining companies. Source: Timberbiz
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