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Wooden satellite due for take-off in September

31 May 2024
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry announced Tuesday the completion of LignoSat, the world’s first wooden artificial satellite. Source: The Japan Times LignoSat will launch from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida to the International Space Station in September, with deploym
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The challenges for forests in Asia

31 May 2024
Since 1850, global temperatures have been steadily rising. Human activities have significantly increased the emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, exacerbating the greenhouse effect and global warming. Source: PhysOrg Forests in Asia have faced numerous challenges from cl
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First Helsinki Forest Talk

31 May 2024
The first Helsinki Forest Talk took place in May, organised together with the German and French embassies in Helsinki. The Helsinki Forest Talks is a new series bringing together diplomats and scientists to focus on crucial issues related to forests. Source: Timberbiz The first event
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Alarm bells are sounding in the building industry

31 May 2024
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing a rise in inflation, coupled with a decrease in building and construction industry productivity, should be sounding alarm bells for Australian governments, warns Master Builders Australia. Source: Timberbiz New data released sh
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Timber dominates in the cultural centre for Phillip Island

31 May 2024
Timber dominates the internal design of Phillip Island’s prestigious new multi-dimensional cultural centre in Cowes and what better place to source much of the timber than Gippsland. Source: Philip Hopkins, Latrobe Valley Express ‘Berninneit’ – ‘Gathering Together’ in the Boon Wurrung
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A fond farewell to Vic Gersekowski

31 May 2024
It is with sadness that we say farewell to a true champion of the Queensland Timber Industry this week. Victor Gersekowski, owner/director of Vic’s Timber – a cypress pine sawmill at Cecil Plains in the Western Downs region of Queensland. Cypress pine is a conifer native to Australia
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NZ Institute of Forestry says everyone should plant a tree on Arbor Day

31 May 2024
The New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) is proud to announce its strong support for Arbor Day (June 05) and calls upon all New Zealanders to join in making this day a widely recognised national event. Source: Timberbiz NZIF envisions a future where every citizen plants at least o
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Pentarch turns to prefabricated construction

31 May 2024
The Pentarch Group has grown by becoming a significant stakeholder in prefabricated house component construction business Green Timber Technology (GTT). Source: Timberbiz GTT was established three years ago as part of a revolution in house construction by fabricating walls, roofs and
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Opinion: Keith Woodford – the challenges of farm foresters in New Zealand

31 May 2024
In early April I spoke to the New Zealand Farm Forestry Conference in Napier about farm forestry options as I saw them.  Most of the farmers I was talking to have had many years of experience in farm forestry, so I was certainly not going to tell them how to grow trees. Rather, I expl
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Manufacturers now forced to source hardwood offshore

31 May 2024
The Victorian state government’s decision to ban native forestry has been felt across the timber and manufacturing industry. Hundreds of timber workers lost their jobs and many Victorian mills have shut. As the effect flows through the supply chain, building material manufacturers are
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