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Huge glasshouse to raise 19 million trees a year

12 January 2024
A new glasshouse that’s almost as big as two football pitches and capable of producing up to 19 million trees a year for planting out into the forests of the future, will soon be built at a nursery in Scotland. Source: Timberbiz Forestry & Land Scotland’s (FLS) Newton Nursery is s
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Opinion: Jack Bradshaw – Australia’s commitment to “greening construction” is a meaningless pledge

12 January 2024
Australia, along with 16 other countries, has committed to the “Initiative for Greening Construction with Sustainable Wood” at COP28 in Dubai. The pledge is that: “Recognising that wood from sustainably managed forests provides climate solutions within the construction sector, we comm
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Plywood at the crossroads of science and art

10 January 2024
UPM Plywood is involved in innovative projects to explore the properties and applications of materials together with universities. Of the two Aalto University collaborative projects, the outdoor art piece Quantum Moss represents a slightly unusual collaboration due to its scientific-a
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Poland to halt logging in its most valuable forests

10 January 2024
Poland’s new government has announced a halt to planned logging in what it says are some of the country’s most valuable forests. The previous government, which ruled from 2015 until last month, often faced criticism for overseeing an increase in logging. Source: Notes From Poland “We
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660,000 hectares of forests and grass planted in China

10 January 2024
More than 660,000 hectares of forests and grasslands have been planted since China’s latest desertification control efforts were launched in the second half of 2023, as part of China’s Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program. Source: CGTN The Three-North Shelterbelt Forest
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FSC Australian webinars on Euro regulations on deforestation free products

10 January 2024
FSC is kicking off the new year with a series of webinars to support the European Union’s Regulation on Deforestation Free Products (EUDR). This is a modular set of solutions that will support FSC certificate holders in EUDR compliance efforts. Source: Timberbiz The series of webinars
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Brisbane to host next world conference on timber engineering

10 January 2024
The next World Conference on Timber Engineering will be held in Brisbane in 2025. The WCTE is the world’s leading scientific forum for the presentation of the latest technical and architectural solutions and innovations in timber construction. It is considered the most prestigious int
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Biocomposite organ

08 January 2024
The new organ at the Helsinki Music Centre features striking facade pipes on the Rieger organ which are the first of their kind, crafted from Finnish, wood-based UPM Formi 3D biocomposite. Source: Timberbiz The organ features 3D-printed sounding pipes and wind lines totalling 260 mete
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Measuring the impacts of regenerative forestry

08 January 2024
Regenerative forestry brings a considerable change to forest thinking: not only is the state of forest nature improved, but the improvement is also demonstrated with measurements. Source: Timberbiz “From now on, the impacts on the state of nature will be verified. Forest certificates
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Comprehensive outlook for China’s lumber markets

08 January 2024
Depending on whether or not you include pulp and paper, China was, until recently, the second biggest market for British Columbia (BC) wood products. Source: Vancouver is Awesome If you include pulp and paper, it still is. But there has been a dramatic decline in lumber exports to Chi
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