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Sweden develops autonomous planting machine

10 February 2021
Vinnova, Sweden’s Innovation Agency, together with the forest industry and researchers, will invest 20 million SEK (approx. 2 million EURO) on development of an autonomous planting system, the Autoplant. The project aims to improve forest planting with regard to precision, environment
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Steve Jobs’ wooden Apple to sell for £1.1m

08 February 2021
An original Apple computer with a wooden case is up for sale for £1.1 million on eBay, some 2250 times more than its original price tag in 1976. The ‘Apple-1’ was the first product to be developed under the Apple name by company co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and
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US State Foresters 10-year Forest Action Plan on YouTube

08 February 2021
State foresters in the US are celebrating the completion of the 10-year Forest Action Plan revisions with videos depicting their agencies at work in support of forest health, resiliency, and productivity. Source: Timberbiz The National Association of State Foresters has announced the
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EU foresters concerned with Green Deal

08 February 2021
On 3 February, the main stakeholder organisations representing the forestry sector met with the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, to discuss the sector’s growing concerns on the way in which the implementation of the EU Green Deal currently addresses f
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Australian log exports fall to five year low

08 February 2021
IndustryEdge has stated that Australia’s log exports fell to a five-year low in December 2020, down 47% on the prior December and totalling just 196,519 m3. The dramatic fall saw exports 34% lower than for November, which was itself 32% lower than exports in October. Source: IndustryE
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Ross Hampton takes his chair on the FOA Advisory Council

08 February 2021
Incoming Chair of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s forestry advisory council, Ross Hampton, says the world’s renewable timber and forestry sectors must be turbo-charged if we are to have any chance of achieving the global goal of ‘Carbon Neutral by 2050’. Source: Timberbiz M
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Container shortage impacting timber imports to China

05 February 2021
The availability of shipping containers and disruptions to shipping schedules is impacting the flow of wood product imports into China. Source: Tropical Timber Market Report The shortage of shipping containers in places where they are needed has pushed up international shipping costs.
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World Architecture Festival open for entries

05 February 2021
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) will take place 1-3 December 2021 in Lisbon. The Festival moved from the original dates in June, due to the ongoing uncertainty created by COVID-19. The entry deadline is now 7 May 2021. Source: Timberbiz For the third year in a row, PEFC is spons
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How German scientists track the origin of wood to prevent illegal trade

05 February 2021
Gerald Koch hurries through a narrow corridor and into his testing laboratory. Inside, employees are squinting through microscopes and peering into screens showing cells and vessels.  Source: International Forest Industries Magazine Part of Hamburg’s Thuenen Institute, the boldly name
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American Forest Foundation welcomes Biden approach to forestry

03 February 2021
American Forest Foundation (AFF) President and CEO, Tom Martin said that the American Forest Foundation was energized to see the Biden Administration prioritize tapping into forests and other lands as a natural climate solution. Source: Timberbiz In addition to the wildlife habitat, c
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