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Barking up the wrong tree – using bark for better

02 November 2020
Forests are a key source of renewable materials, from paper to timber. Yet many of the industry’s most common products, such as cardboard and newsprint, are on the low end of the value chain. Source: Timberbiz It’s a shortcoming the University of Toronto’s Ning Yan aims to rectify. “T
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Pay by TreeCard

02 November 2020
Now you can plant trees with every single payment you make thanks to a new debit card called TreeCard. Backed by Ecosia, the search engine that plants trees, TreeCard is the world’s first wooden debit card –and it redirects 80% of its profits to forest restoration projects across the
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Wooden bucks tell the story of Bristol cars

30 October 2020
An extraordinary collection of life-sized wooden models from the manufacturing heydey of iconic British motoring brand Bristol Cars Ltd have been discovered. Wooden models called bucks were used to style motor vehicles in the past. Sources: Timberbiz, The Daily Mail The wooden models
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Flying robots

30 October 2020
USA-based company Treeswift provides an example of how researchers in other parts of the world are embracing the use of robotic tools to help automate forestry, reduce risk for workers and collect highly accurate data more quickly. Sources: FWPA, Timberbiz Steven Chen, co-founder and
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Report on sustainable markets with forestry highlights

30 October 2020
The International Trade Centre (ITC) has released a comprehensive report on sustainable markets that finds that a trend towards certified land is expected to continue, especially if producing countries and emerging markets, particularly in Asia, support sustainability trends. The repo
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Ride against the grain, George Woodman’s garage

28 October 2020
George Woodman is an aptly named carpenter, furniture designer and interior architect, but it was not the name he was born with. He took on the name as a kind of branding exercise and came to the custom scene with the idea to introduce his favourite material wood. Sources: Timberbiz,
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REleaf for Malaysia comes from Nestle

28 October 2020
Nestlé announced its commitment to plant three million trees in the next three years through Project RELeaf, a reforestation initiative in Malaysia contributing to the company’s global pledge to achieve Zero Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050. Source: Timberbiz Project RELeaf builds
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Euro parliament adopts report on forestry strategy for forestry and related industries

28 October 2020
Earlier in October the European Parliament, gathered in Plenary session, adopted the report “The European Forest Strategy – The way forward”, led by the Rapporteur Petri Sarvamaa (Finland, EPP Group), which stresses the need for a balanced, independent and self-standing EU Forest Stra
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Daisugi – the platform cedar planting technique

26 October 2020
Sometime in 15th century Japan, a horticulture technique called daisugi was developed in Kyoto. Written as 台杉 and literally meaning platform cedar, the technique resulted in a tree that resembled an open palm with multiple trees growing out if it, perfectly vertical. Sources: Spoon &a
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Chinese tropical plywood on the risk radar

26 October 2020
Tropical plywood from China is still high on its risk radar according the Timber Trade Federation in the UK, and the radars of NGOs and competent authorities because of non-compliance in due diligence on composite products from China. Source: Timberbiz China’s revised Forest Law, whic
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