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Asia Pacific Rainforest Partnership Summit review

11 August 2016
The future of rainforest conservation will be determined by finance and regulation according to the private sector. Access to finance and the creation of a supportive legal and regulatory environment is critical to the future of sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. Sour
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Logs carry drugs to Australia

11 August 2016
Two people have been arrested after an estimated $115 million worth of methamphetamine was allegedly found hidden inside timber logs in a sea cargo container that arrived in Australia from Africa. Source: ABC News Australian Border Force (ABF) officers detected 154 kilograms of the dr
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CLT market study

04 August 2016
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is an engineered wood product that is rapidly gaining popularity in Europe and North America as a sustainable alternative to concrete and steel construction in commercial and multi-residential applications. Source: Timberbiz The use of CLT panels has becom
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Australian forestry in Oregon

04 August 2016
Lynea Advisory, in association with Oregon State University, Oregon Wood Innovation Center and the Institute of Foresters of Australia conducted a forest and forest products innovation tour of the Oregon forest sector this July. Source: Timberbiz “This 7-night tour focused on innovati
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Farmers, fisherman and forestry workers work hardest

28 July 2016
According to recent data Ireland’s hardest workers are farmers, fishermen and forestry staff. Source: Belfast Telegraph According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) anyone working in these sectors can expect to clock the longest days and rack up an average of 49.1 hours a we
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Sawdust dump on fire for three years

28 July 2016
Environmentalists in Siberia are expressing concern over an ongoing fire at the world’s largest sawdust dump — a fire that’s been burning since 2013 and will continue to do so for years to come. Source: Gizmodo As The Siberian Times reports, the monumental mountain of sawdust — which
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UN report backs timber for building

28 July 2016
Using timber in green buildings is a key way for the forestry industry to assist in the transition to a low carbon economy, according to a new United Nations report. Source: The Fifth Estate Released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, the Forestry for a low-carbon future: In
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Farming and forestry can deliver food

21 July 2016
Improving co-operation between nations’ farming and forestry sectors will help reduce deforestation and improve food security, a UN report has suggested. Source: BBC News Between 2000 and 2010, tropical nations saw net forest loss of seven million hectares per year and a net gai
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50 million trees planted in one day

21 July 2016
Officials in Uttar Pradesh passed out millions of saplings to be planted all over the state so it could increase its forest cover. Source: Huffington Post The shade-surging drive was part of a pledge India made at 2015’s climate change summit in Paris to increase the nation’s forest c
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Wood fuel not as bad as thought

21 July 2016
Felling trees for firewood is an eons-old practice that in recent history has come under criticism by conservationists. But according to new research conducted by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the true environmental impact of wood fuel needs to be better unde
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