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Avoiding the chop by sourcing wood from Tasmania

24 March 2023
Melbourne Royal Show organisers are exploring supply options interstate to ensure woodchopping is not axed from the event’s 175th anniversary in September. Source: Weekly Times The sport has been a major show attraction for more than a century, but wood is fast running out with a cour
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Opinion: FSC – How FSC Certified Forests contribute to human health and well-being

24 March 2023
As we celebrate International Day of Forests, it’s crucial to remind ourselves of the immense benefits that these green spaces provide to our well-being. From providing clean air, water, and soil, to food sources and regulating the water cycle and temperatures and filtering poll
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Friday analysis: NSW election holds the future of hardwood not koalas

24 March 2023
New South Wales goes to the polls tomorrow and it has been a relatively quiet affair. Even the Sydney Morning Herald commented earlier this month that people could be forgiven for not even realising there’s an election on March 25. Cost of living is of course, at the front of everyone
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Cat smarts extended to grader and dozer blade uses

22 March 2023
Caterpillar has new options for the Cat Smart Grader Blade and Smart Dozer Blade. The new external control kit for GB120 and GB124 smart grader blades expands use of these blades to Cat D and D2 series SSL and CTL machines, enabling customers with previous model fleets to run smart bl
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Scientific community pushes back against agenda-driven forestry science

22 March 2023
A few years ago, a group of scientists published a research paper that examined the role of agenda-driven science in conservation including the chronic misinformation that is preventing public land managers from improving the health and resiliency of the federal forests in the US. Sou
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In Europe 3.6m people worked in forest-based industries

22 March 2023
As the industry marked the International Day of Forests on 21 March Eurostat released figures that showed 3.6 million people worked in forest-based activities in Europe. Source: Timberbiz Forest ecosystems provide numerous benefits for society: besides providing timber for constructio
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Victoria’s firewood shortage, another wintertime pressure for households

22 March 2023
Firewood supplies in Victoria are under pressure this winter with commercial and domestic firewood harvesting both impacted by supply restrictions. Source: Timberbiz Speaking in State Parliament this week the Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region and Shadow Parliamentary Secret
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Recognition of Australia’s potential on International Day of Forests

22 March 2023
Australia’s forest industries used yesterday’s International Day of Forests to call on all policy and political decision makers to better recognise the potential Australia’s forest industries provide for the nation to meet its emission reduction targets and fight climate change. Sourc
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WA calls on forestry operators Australia-wide

22 March 2023
The Forest Products Commission (FPC) in WA has launched a campaign calling for forestry operators, from around Australia, who may be available to undertake commercial harvesting, ecological thinning, or log haulage linked to the FPC operations. Source: Timberbiz These operations help
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Sustainable forest management and products key to fighting climate change

22 March 2023
In its most recent report released this week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has cited sustainable forest management along with sustainably produced forest products, as key solutions to fighting climate change, according to Australian Forest Products Association CEO Joel
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