Despite food and agriculture industries’ campaign to delay anti-deforestation legislation, the European public doesn’t buy the excuses according to a poll by YouGov. Seven out of 10 people surveyed in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain think ‘industry is using the crisis in Ukr
Vietnam and Malaysia’s timber industries have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) to further strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries. Source: The Vibes The MoC will also pave the way for Vietnamese and Malaysian timber manufacturers to create opportunities to pr
The Forest Stewardship Council has launched a transaction verification loop (TV loop) on FSC-certified paulownia, a type of hardwood species that is native across Asian countries, such as China, Japan, Korean, Laos and Vietnam. Source: Timberbiz According to FSC, a TV loop is “is the
The latest Australian Pine Log Price Index for the July to December 2021 period has just been released. The Australian Pine Log Price Index is compiled by KPMG using data provided by Australian softwood growers. The Index documents changes in pine log prices achieved by large-scale co
Strategies to recruit more female foresters, new solutions for fire management and raising revenue to plant more trees are among the innovative solutions Mount Gambier High School students have presented in the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub’s inaugural Hackathon event. Source:
Locally produced tanning agents for leather are being sourced from New Zealand pine trees after Scion was given a NZ$11.4 million grant to explore the feasibility of a bark biorefinery to extract tannins. Source: Timberbiz “Has the New Zealand leather industry been barking up the wron
Damian Paull has retired as CEO of the Forest Stewardship Council Australia and New Zealand after three years in the role. Source: Timberbiz Patricia Fitzsimons will be taking the reigns as the newly appointed Acting CEO of FSC ANZ. Mr Paull was instrumental in the development, growth
Queensland’s Regional Forestry Hubs have announced five new expressions of interest this week to deliver projects to foster growth and productivity across the State’s forest and timber industry. Source: Timberbiz Supply chains and infrastructure, bioenergy and carbon, forestry and pla
We wonder if a tree falls in a forest with no one around whether it makes a sound, but if a forest is flattened in a windstorm, will it increase fire risk? That’s the burning question surrounding the Wombat State Forest, which was hit by storms last June that came with unprecedented s
The farming versus forestry debate has been bubbling along in New Zealand for some time now. The argument from groups such as the Federated Farmers is, simply put, that too much valuable farming land is being used for trees. They use numerous arguments including farming jobs in region