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First forestry expo comes in Fast & Forward this week in NZ

14 November 2022
New Zealand’s first ever forestry expo event, the Fast & Forward Forestry Expo, is coming to Rotorua this Friday and Saturday 18-19 November. Brought to you by the Forest Industry Contractors Association (FICA). Source: Timberbiz “Our industry is coming together, with more than 10
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AFCA new board and Hall of Fame inductees

14 November 2022
  The Australian Forest Contractors Association’s board has been re-elected with the addition of Ian Reid from Austimber in Morwell filling a newly created vacancy. The board now is Adan Taylor (chairman), Ricky Leeson (deputy chairman), Christian Stafford, Dale Cameron, La
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Australians present at COP27

14 November 2022
The Australian Forest Products Association has promoted the important role of growing properly certified forestry plantations to fight global climate change, including planting one billion new trees in Australia by 2030 – at its first organised event at COP27 in Egypt overnight. Sourc
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Opinion: Carlie Porteous – Victoria kills off two threatened human species

14 November 2022
As Supreme Court Judge Richards handed down her initial decision of Friday 4 November requiring an unworkable process for merchantable wood production my heart sank. Once ‘that call’ was received, I hoped I’d have enough courage for my members not to get emotional. I didn’t. This deci
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Maryvale mill a victim of Victorian timber harvesting halt

14 November 2022
The Latrobe Valley’s biggest employer, the Maryvale Paper Mill, has warned a halt to timber harvesting jeopardises critical supplies of hardwood pulp logs to the site. Source: Weekly Times Opal, which employs 850 workers at its Maryvale Australian Paper mill, issued a statement saying
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Temporary LVL market hall disassembled and then repurposed

11 November 2022
When the grand Östermalmshallen market hall in Stockholm needed to be renovated in 2016, it was necessary to find a solution that allowed the operations in Östermalmshallen to continue without interruption. Source: Timberbiz The solution: to build a temporary building that could be re
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Post Russia’s attack on Ukraine the role of forests as security emerged

11 November 2022
Since Russia’s attack on Ukraine the role of forests for security of supply has come up. Finland’s National Emergency Supply Agency introduced the novel idea of ’security-of-supply forests’ in the country. Source: Forest Fi The concept ’security-of-supply forest’ most likely refers to
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Russia destroys 2 million hectares of Ukraine’s forests

11 November 2022
The war started by Russia destroyed two million hectares of forests in Ukraine in less than six months and caused an energy crisis according to Ukrinform, Ukraine’s news agency. Source: Timberbiz President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this in an address to the participants of the 27th UN
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New study shows value and benefits of state forests

11 November 2022
Forestry Australia has welcomed a new study that highlights the significant value and benefits that state forests deliver for positive environmental, recreational, social and commercial outcomes. Source: Timberbiz The Indufor-Natural Capital Economics study found – ‘State forests…woul
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Doctors need to study more to learn about deforestation

11 November 2022
At a time when forestry has been recognised as our best chance to mitigate climate change, it’s disappointing that some doctors are calling for it to be shut down, says Forest & Wood Communities Australia (FWCA). Source: Timberbiz FWCA managing director, Justin Law, said the call
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