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First industrial scale CLT plant opens in Russia

10 March 2021
Segezha Group President Mikhail Shamolin visited Sokol in Vologda Oblast to oversee the grand opening of Segezha Group’s cross-laminated timber (CLT) plant. The plant is the first industrial-scale production facility to manufacture the innovative building construction material. Source
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Four oaks felled to rebuild Notre Dame

10 March 2021
Four French oaks that have been standing for hundreds of years in a once-royal forest now have a sacred destiny. Felled in the Loire region’s Forest of Berce, they have been selected to reconstruct Notre Dame cathedral’s fallen spire. Source: Sydney Morning Herald The 93-metre-high sp
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Response to why are tree growers miserable in the US

10 March 2021
A recent article published in the Wall Street Journal was a great example of how Forest Landowners Association US (FLA) is working to ensure the right narrative is being told about forest landowners managing their land for the nation’s domestic timber supply and their need to be econo
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Sydney buys carbon credits from Aboriginal Carbon Foundation to stay neutral

10 March 2021
Aboriginal carbon farmers based in northern Australia have joined the fight against climate change following an agreement between the City of Sydney and the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation. Source: Timberbiz The City is buying 1800 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU) from Indigenous ca
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Green Building Council invites Responsible Wood to present at seminar

10 March 2021
Responsible Wood will present at a New Zealand Green Building Council webinar series, on 10 March 2021. The webinar titled Sustainably Sourced Engineered Wood for a Low Carbon Future will hear from panel of experts discussing the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PE
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Farmers paid to plant mixed tree species

10 March 2021
Farmers in six regions across the nation will have the opportunity to get paid to plant mixed-species trees on their property, under a new government trial program. Source: Farmonline Farmers can already participate in carbon markets under the Emissions Reduction Fund, but the new Car
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Apprentices wage subsidy extended to September

10 March 2021
The Federal Government’s Boosting Apprentices Commencement (BAC) wage subsidy now run until September this year. The BAC sees the Federal Government pays for half of an apprentice’s or trainee’s wages, up to $7000 per quarter, and has been offered since October 2020 and ha
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NSW Labor calls for forestry inquiry

10 March 2021
NSW Labor has this week called for a Parliamentary inquiry into the long-term sustainable future of the state’s forestry and timber industry. The calls follow Deputy Premier John Barilaro’s appearance at a budget estimates session last week, where he sparred with Labor MLC Mick Veitch
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Figures show log exports hit hard by China ban

10 March 2021
Australia’s log exports totalled 218 km3 in January 2021, down 9.5% on a year earlier as Chinese import bans continued to impact the trade. The result would have been even lower had it not been for shipments to India rising steeply in January. Source: IndustryEdge However, trade with
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Forest land in NSW not subject to new State Environmental Planning

10 March 2021
Land zoned for forestry or primary production in regional NSW will not be subject to the new State Environmental Planning Policy. Core rural zones in rural areas will be decoupled from the SEPP as new codes that protect koala habitat under the Local Land Services Act are developed ove
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