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Forestry: Protecting an ancient practice with new tools

10 January 2019
Illegal deforestation is one of the most critical issues impacting the forestry industry today. It has a negative impact on the environment and casts a dark shadow over companies who are participating in sustainable, responsible and legal logging. The Australian Department of Agricult
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H&M, Ikea joined by Stora Enso in TreeToTextile venture

08 January 2019
TreeToTextile is a joint venture between H&M group, Inter IKEA group and innovator Lars Stigsson, with the aim of developing new textile fibres in a sustainable way at attractive cost levels. TreeToTextile announced that Stora Enso will join this partnership and support the indust
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Call for review on international policy for biotech research

08 January 2019
A coalition of forest scientists, including Steve Strauss of Oregon State University, is calling for an immediate review of international policies that the group says put unreasonable and harmful limitations on biotech research. This petition follows on the release of a major report o
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11 Predictions for Global Wood Consuming Industries in 2019

08 January 2019
Forests2Market, which predominately focuses on the US and the American continent, has provided its predictions for 2019 which come from a US view of the world. The company is a provider of global timber pricing, cost benchmarks and in-depth analytics for participants in the wood raw m
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Mapping The Course in Canada

03 January 2019
The Mapping The Course: Timberland, Forest Products Processing, And Fiber Issues For 2019 conference and optional workshop will be held at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, Canada. Attend this conference for in-depth analysis on forest products market challenges, opportunities, and thr
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A wooden retro paddle board in time for summer

03 January 2019
Last year it was The Bootlegger, a retro mahogany stand-up paddle board made by Minneapolis-based artisan Kevin Fitzke. While it was beautiful, it costs US$3299. This year it is the less-pricey but still-classy Speakeasy. Source: Timberbiz Like The Bootlegger, The Speakeasy was inspir
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Fiji halts logging on Sleeping Giant

03 January 2019
The Fiji Government confirmed this week that it has stopped a logging company from removing trees from a large area of the “Sleeping Giant” mountain range in Sabeto. Environment Minister Dr Mahendra Reddy said the logging company had been issued a stop work notice, saying it had not c
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Trees to decline in productivity with climate change says new research

20 December 2018
Southwest forest in the US may decline in productivity on average as much as 75% over the 21st century as climate warms, according to new research. The new estimate is better than previous ones because it is based on a new database of information on the growth of trees under average c
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A culture of safety at Stora Enso

20 December 2018
What makes a safe mill? Safety gear, warning signs, safer machines? They all help but it’s people who create a strong safety culture. Stora Enso says this means finding root causes for accidents, sharing our learnings, and caring for one another. Source: Timberbiz “When there’s an acc
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Birch trees dress Finnish first lady

20 December 2018
Finland has always drawn on its vast forests for inspiration, and the country can now lay claim to fashion worthy of admiration by design and nature lovers worldwide. A diverse team at Aalto University has designed and produced an evening gown made of Finnish birch trees, using a sust
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