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Two-kilometre traditional wooden roof for Osaka Kansai Expo

03 August 2022
A ring-shaped wooden roof with a circumference of two kilometres will be erected using traditional techniques at the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. Sources: The Asahi Shimbun, photos: Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition The canopy, which will protect visitors to pavilions from su
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US Congress recognises the power of family forests in climate change

03 August 2022
The American Forest Foundation (AFF), a national conservation organization that works to deliver meaningful conservation impact through the empowerment of family forest owners, has responded to the introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in the US Senate. Source: Timberbiz
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Potential in pine bark chips for horticulture

03 August 2022
When you purchase locally grown fruit, vegetables, or plants from your favourite retailer they will have been grown in compost or potting mix which usually contains a highly sought-after ingredient called peat which boosts production, retains nutrients, and holds water. Source: Timber
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AKD has a new face on the internet

03 August 2022
AKD’s website has recently had a “facelift” and it’s more than skin deep. Christine Briggs, AKD’s National Marketing Manager, says that both the structure and content of the company website has been overhauled to make it easier to find relevant content for all visitors, as well as pro
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Timberlands’ 50 by 50 goal for Kaingaroa Forest Estate

03 August 2022
In May 2017, the Timberlands Board of Directors and senior managers toured through Puruki Experimental Forest in the Central North Island with a team of Scion scientists. As they stood on the top of a hill in Puruki they could see their own Kaingaroa Forest estate, just 20 kilometres
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A guide to understanding the Heavy Vehicle National Law

03 August 2022
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has released the Judicial Guide 2022 to assist judicial officers and legal practitioners with an understanding of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL). Source: Timberbiz NHVR Director of Prosecutions Belinda Hughes said the updated guide is
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Australian imports of sawn softwood on the increase

03 August 2022
Australia’s imports of sawn softwood rose an astounding 62.2% year-ended May 2022, lifting to 895,314 m3 for the full year. While weighted average import prices may have peaked in January, there is very real prospect that annualised imports will continue to grow in coming months. Sour
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Findings after research into WA forestry

03 August 2022
The forest industry in Australia contributes to jobs and economic activity in multiple regional communities. This contribution results from the growing, management and harvesting of plantations and native forests, and processing of harvested wood. Source: Timberbiz In 2017, Forest and
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Politicisation of Victoria’s public service under review

03 August 2022
The Andrews Government’s treatment of the native forest industry shows why the Ombudsman’s investigation of the politicisation of the public service is so necessary, according to Narracan MP Gary Blackwood. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz The Ombudsman announced the investigation
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Women from Ukraine take over planting in Sweden

01 August 2022
The war in Ukraine has affected many forestry contractors, who have not been able to hire enough staff. Åke Backman in Älvsbyn, Sweden has only got a fraction of his staff, but some of his problems could be solved thanks to the fact that he hired women who fled the war in Ukraine. Sou
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