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Qantas gets the wooden spoon, and knife and fork

13 September 2021
Qantas will begin the process of phasing out single use plastic cutlery as part of the airline’s ongoing sustainability review. Already single-use plastic cutlery items are being progressively replaced with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) accredited wooden cutlery packs. Source: Timb
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UK import volumes return to record levels

10 September 2021
Thirteen years on from the global financial crisis of 2008, import volumes have returned to the record levels of 2007 in the UK. Source: Timberbiz The UK’s Timber Trade Federation’s most recent statistics show a surge of imported timber in June 2021, exceeding the one million m³ mark.
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ABB & Sodra’s strategic partnership for digitalization

10 September 2021
ABB and Södra have entered a long-term, strategic partnership to co-develop a roadmap to drive new levels of efficiency, engagement and digitalization across Södra’s enterprise to ultimately define the next generation mill. Source: Lesprom Together, Södra and ABB will lead the way in
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The cost of the China bans on Australian goods

10 September 2021
The cost of China’s ban on a series of Australian goods has been almost negligible for some of the country’s exporters, indicating Australia’s dependence on the world’s second largest economy for trade has not been as devastating as some had predicted, a new report has found. Source:
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State of the World’s Trees report shows 30% at risk of extinction

08 September 2021
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) has published a State of the World’s Trees report. The report, compiling work led by the Global Tree Assessment (GTA), is the culmination of five years of research to identify major gaps in tree conservation efforts. It is one of the f
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Planet and Google collaborate in high resolution forest basemaps

08 September 2021
To enable greater impact from the NICFI Satellite Data Program, Planet has teamed up with Google to make high-resolution, tropical forest Basemaps available within the Earth Engine platform. This brings the power of Google’s cloud to the entire NICFI community to run analysis at regio
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Long-range drone Avy Aera tested to fight fires in Holland

08 September 2021
The go-ahead was given for the test phases 2 and 3 to detect wildfires with the Avy Aera long-range drone . The Veluwe Forest Fire Committee (VBC) and Avy are jointly investigating the use of drones for the early detection of wildfires. Using artificial intelligence to find such fires
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Two Aussie sites shortlisted for international awards

08 September 2021
The research, conservation and visitor centre dedicated to nesting sea turtles on Mon Repos Beach in Queensland and Daramu House in Barangaroo, Sydney, have been shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival 2021 Best Use of Certified Timber award. Source: Timberbiz This year’s eigh
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American hardwood exports to India reach $3.6m in six months

06 September 2021
Total value of American hardwood lumber and veneer exported to India was US$3.685 million in the first six months of this year. Total exports of US hardwood lumber and veneer to India for the first half of 2021 reached US$3.685million, according to the American Hardwood Export Council
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Walking on wood turns on the light

06 September 2021
Scientists have developed technology that can turn footsteps into electricity. By tapping into an unexpected energy source, wooden flooring, researchers from Switzerland have developed an energy-harvesting device that uses wood with a combination of a silicone coating and embedded nan
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