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PEFC forest photographer of the year

19 November 2021
The 2021 PEFC Photographer of the Year has been chosen from 5000 photos entered into the ‘Experience Forests, Experience PEFC’ photo contest. The award went to Vitalii Popkov for his image ‘The Man and the Forest’, taken in Zamagora Verkhovyna, Ukraine. The photo shows a man taking wo
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Tiny forests mark the end of COP26

17 November 2021
Five Japanese-inspired urban forests have been planted in Glasgow to mark the Scottish city’s role as host of COP26. The so-called tiny forest plantations are based on the work of Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, who died earlier this year. Source: The Japan Times He pioneered a meth
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A new guide to measuring embodied carbon in construction

17 November 2021
The UK timber industry has produced a guide to measuring the embodied carbon in timber construction. The technical paper, produced by industry body Timber Development UK, is designed to ‘bring clarity’ to the process of assigning carbon values. Source: The Construction Index Assessing
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Lendlease among leaders calling for reduction to embodied emissions

17 November 2021
Representatives of Lendlease, Stora Enso, Google, WEB Limited Group, World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World Green Building Council have called on governments and industry to make urgent commitments to tackle climate change and achieve a net zero society. Sour
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Sweden’s forest data lab moves to the next phase with more funding

15 November 2021
An additional SEK 8 million (A$1.2m) is being invested in the National Forest Data Lab, which is run by the Swedish Forest Agency and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in collaboration with the forest sector and other authorities. With the help of new data, lab environme
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UN releases report on forest products in the global bioeconomy

15 November 2021
The United Nations’ (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched a report to demonstrate how renewable wood-based products can help combat climate change and achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals. Source: Timberbiz The publication Forest Products in the Global Bioeconomy:
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New Forests partners up to fight climate change in Africa

15 November 2021
CDC Group – UK’s development finance institution, Finnfund – the Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation, Norfund ­­– the Norwegian Government’s investment fund for developing countries and New Forests announced an intention to partner to develop investment strategies designed to scal
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SCA and Scania developing first 80 tonne timber truck

12 November 2021
SCA and Scania are together developing the first electric timber truck with a technical capability of up to 80 tonnes total weight. The vehicle is a sustainable transport solution enabled through another close cooperation between Scania and a progressive customer. Source: Timberbiz Sc
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Weinig Group’s exciting new business model for machine costs

12 November 2021
The Weinig Group will implement a new “Woodworking as a Service” business model over the next two years. In the future, this will enable customers to pay for machines according to actual usage. Sources: Lesprom, Timberbiz This means that a machine will not be purchased once for a spec
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Wooden Apple sells for half a million

12 November 2021
Someone has just paid US $500,000 for a rare Apple-1 computer built and tested by company co-founders Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. The 45-year-old computer went up for auction on Tuesday, which resulted in the winning bidder reportedly paying US$400,000 to own the machine, and anothe
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