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The impacts of COVID-19 on the forest sector

09 July 2021
A Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FOA) paper highlights some of the identified and perceived impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on development aspects interconnected with the forest sector, with a particular emphasis on the impacts on the production and trade of forest produc
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$8m contract for geospatial services in Alaska

09 July 2021
NV5 Global, a provider of professional and technical engineering, geospatial, and consulting solutions, announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected NV5 for a US$8 million contract to provide geospatial services to support forestry management in Alaska. Source:
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FSC working with Russia to preserve massive forest landscape

09 July 2021
Russia is home to enormous forest areas: approximately 800 million hectares, which can be compared with the area of New York City multiplied by ten thousand, or 5% of the total land area of planet Earth. The Russian pristine taiga alone is greater than the Amazon Rainforest. Source: T
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New study shows important role of planting commercial forests

07 July 2021
A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates the important role that planting new commercial forests could play in the fight against climate change by including new accounting of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation achieved from future use of harvested wood. Sources: Timber
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Malaysian timber industry pleads to open for work

07 July 2021
The Malaysian timber industry pleaded with the government to allow them to operate during the lockdown as it has cost them over RM3 billion in losses for the whole month of June. Source: Free Malaysia Today Timber-related companies have not been allowed to operate since 1 June under t
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JCB wants 500 more shop floor employees as demand surges

07 July 2021
JCB has started a new recruitment drive to gain an extra 500 new shop floor employees as demand for its machinery continues to soar. Source: Timberbiz The company wants the additional agency employees for its 11 plants in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Wrexham in the UK – on top of the
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Worst forest fire in history of Cyprus

05 July 2021
Four people were found dead as a huge fire raged for a second day in Cyprus, razing tracts of forest in a blaze one official called the worst on record. Source: Reuters The blaze, fanned by strong winds, affected at least 10 communities over an area of 50 square kilometres (19 square
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Norske Skog starts conversion in France to containerboard

05 July 2021
Norske Skog has made an investment decision to convert one machine at the Golbey (France) industrial site from standard newsprint to recycled containerboard. This is the second major step for Norske Skog to establish a leading independent recycled containerboard supplier in Europe. So
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Waratah loader-processor for increased productivity in tight spots

05 July 2021
Waratah Forestry Equipment’s new HTH624C 4×4 LP is a loader-processor built for increasing productivity to quickly clear tight landing areas and load trucks. The multi-use head has the attributes of a standard processing head with extra capability for manipulating multiple logs,
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Willow trees can treat wastewater

02 July 2021
Every year in Canada, six trillion litres of municipal wastewater are partially treated and released into the environment, while another 150 billion litres of untreated sewage are discharged straight into pristine surface waters. Source: Timberbiz Now researchers have found a way to s
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