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Every Welsh household to plant a free tree

13 December 2021
Some will plant a modest fruit tree in their small back garden while those with more space might plump for a sapling that will, hopefully, grow into a mighty oak. Source: The Guardian Over the next year or so every household in Wales in the UK is to be offered a free tree to plant as
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TOTY – the Tree of the Year

10 December 2021
A monster chestnut tree more than 600 years old, a hornbeam known as the ‘Teapot Tree’ that oozes character and a sycamore saved from the chop are just three of the trees in the running to be crowned the Woodland Trust’s Tree of the Year for 2021 in the UK. Source: Timberbiz The list
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Japan buys into Russian timber company to guarantee supply

10 December 2021
A leading Japanese real estate development firm says it is buying a majority stake in a Russian lumber producer. This comes as a global shortage has sent wood prices soaring. Source: NHK Iida Group Holdings announced it will acquire 75% of Russia Forest Products for nearly US$530 mill
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Prime Ministers of Finland and Sweden talk forestry

10 December 2021
Getting more understanding in the European Union (EU) for the Nordic environmental forestry policy was a top agenda item during new Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson’s visit to Finland this week. Source: Timberbiz Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin said at a joi
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Stackable community for The Netherlands

08 December 2021
The first of 61 fully wooden cubic rental homes were placed in Amsterdam’s Centrumeiland district. As many as 30 of them will be affordable housing, reserved for teachers and care workers, which is part of the city’s actions to address a major teacher shortage. Sources: The Mayor, Tim
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Christmas to be hit by climate change as trees die

08 December 2021
When a brutal heat wave hit Oregon in late June, pushing the temperature as high as 117 degrees, one of the casualties was the state’s Christmas tree industry. One farmer, with a field of around 250,000 trees, reported that all of his seedlings had died in the heat. Source: Fast Compa
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Summer adds 1000 jobs for Metsa

08 December 2021
Metsä Group is hiring nearly 1000 summer employees for the summer of 2022 for a wide range of jobs as the company does every year. Summer jobs in units across Finland provide a comprehensive overview of the forest industry, as well as an opportunity to gain an in-depth knowledge of a
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Wooden Ferrari masterpieces from Vietnam

06 December 2021
Unveiled last year as Ferrari’s first open-top PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle), the SF90 Spider is the roadster supercar of the future. This wooden model is an homage brought to the iconic convertible. Source: Autoevolution The full-size Ferrari SF90 Spider was introduced in 20
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FSC indoor and outdoor furniture awards

06 December 2021
  FSC’s Furniture Awards, created by the Forest Stewardship Council to reward FSC-certified companies in the indoor and outdoor furniture sector has announced the winners. Source: Timberbiz The awards ceremony took place online and the winners in six award categories (Home-living
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Uncontrolled timber fire on ship near Sweden

06 December 2021
A fire on a cargo ship carrying timber off Gothenburg on Sweden’s west coast was still not under control on Sunday after more than 24 hours, authorities said. Source: Reuters The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) said it had sent two helicopters, while several other autho
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