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Japan’s biomass outlook

28 November 2019
A new 87 page report Japan Biomass Outlook: Overview and Analysis in the Context of a Changing Power Market provides unique insight into the Japanese renewable energy sector. FutureMetrics has gathered a significant proportion of the data and information used in this report from Japan
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International Union of Forest Research Organisations meet in Brazil

28 November 2019
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) representatives and a host of Australian researchers were amongst the 2500 scientists from 92 countries that assembled in Brazil for the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) World Congress. Source:  Timberbiz Throughout
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Responsible Wood director presents at annual US SFI conference

25 November 2019
Responsible Wood director Australian Mark Thomson was invited to present to the 2019 Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) annual conference in Virginia, USA. Source: Timberbiz Mr Thomson said that the first sign of a unique conference experience appeared, when he checked into the con
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Guyana and Ukraine join PEFC

25 November 2019
PEFC Week in November has grown as one of the most important annual public dialogues on the future of forest certification and sustainable forest management: the PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue. This year the PEFC general assembly welcomed its 52nd and 53rd national members Ukraine and Guya
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FSC Project Certification: New of Chain of Custody Standards

25 November 2019
A technical working group has revised the first version of this project certification standard. The new version addresses specific challenges that construction companies, designers, carpenters and other individuals face when certifying a project (e.g. buildings, boat, sculpture, timbe
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Chile receives $63m for reducing greenhouse emissions

21 November 2019
Chile will receive US$63 million from the Green Climate Fund for having successfully reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from forests. Emissions were reduced by 18.4 million tCO2eq between 2014 and 2016 by the implementation of REDD+ activities. Source: Timberbiz REDD+ is a mechani
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Danish Uniwood buyout by Sodra

21 November 2019
Södra is acquiring the remaining shares in Södra Timber A/S and Södra Wood Project from the Danish company Uniwood. After the acquisition, the former joint-owned companies will be wholly owned by Södra. Source: Timberbiz The acquisition is effective immediately. “The aim of the acquis
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Forest industries Euro climate strategy to 2050

21 November 2019
On 18 November 2019, the European Forest-Based Industries presented their vision “Forest-based Industries 2050: a vision for sustainable choices in a climate-friendly future”. The vision is a response to the European Commission’s 2050 climate strategy as well as to the President-elect
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Increased methyl bromide monitoring

21 November 2019
Plans are being put in place in New Zealand to increase methyl bromide monitoring following a theoretical modelling report about how the log fumigant disperses into the environment after use. This is additional monitoring, over and above the routine monitoring that industry is require
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Protecting forests against deforestation – does it pay?

19 November 2019
Fires ravaging the Amazon rainforests and global climate strikes have highlighted the need for global action to mitigate climate change and conserve forests. Though the situation can seem dire at times, there is good news from a study published in the Proceedings of the National Acade
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