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Paper transparency – the way to go

14 July 2016
Growing up in the ’90s, we were told that using too much paper was killing trees and, well, who wants to be a tree killer? From this perspective, it seems that we are better off embracing the digital era; books and notepads ought to be a thing of the past, replaced by laptops and tabl
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Teens timber and drones at A-level

14 July 2016
Teenagers are set to study the use of drones for the first time in a new Environmental Science A-level subject in the UK. Source: The Telegraph UK Students will also learn how DNA is used to combat the multi-billion pound illegal timber trade, AQA, the exam board in charge of the new
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Noah’s arking up for timber

14 July 2016
Accoya, the modified wood produced by Accsys Technologies, has been specified for the cladding of a giant replica of Noah’s Ark in Williamstown, Kentucky in the United States. Source: Timberbiz Answers in Genesis (AiG) is the organisation funding the one-of-a-kind attraction, Ark Enco
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Better opportunities needed for Chinese women in forestry

07 July 2016
A new study looks at the status of women in China’s forest sector reform and highlights the need to integrate the gender perspective in the reform policies in order to improve women’s access to forestland rights and participation in decision making. Source: World Bank According to the
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Metsa benefits from Brexit

07 July 2016
Finnish forestry companies such as the Metsä Group are benefiting from the exchange rate turbulence following Brexit, Britain’s referendum decision to leave the EU. Source: UUTISET The news comes as a surprise as many Finnish companies were forecast to suffer financially followi
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DroneSeed plants 800 seeds per hour

30 June 2016
If Oregon startup DroneSeed has its way, foresters in the Pacific Northwest may be in for a surprise the next time they are out in the field. Instead of wandering into a team of people working to replant trees, they could be bombarded from above by a suite of seed-blasting drones depl
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Australia imports less paper products

30 June 2016
Imports of paperboard and paper products to Australia from China fell dramatically in March, down 47.5% on the previous month, to their lowest monthly level in three years. Source: Timberbiz Paper product imports from China were valued at AU$40.4 million for the month of March. This h
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Forestry harvester market report

23 June 2016
A recently released report starts with an overview of the forestry harvesters market with definitions, classifications, applications and the industry chain structure. Source: Whatech The Global Forestry Harvesters market analysis covers the international market including development h
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Global engineered wood products market growth

23 June 2016
The global engineered wood products market is expected grow at a CAGR of over 26% during the period 2016-2020, according to Technavio’s latest report. Source: Business Wire In this report, Technavio covers the market outlook and growth prospects of the global engineered wood products
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Norway pledges $13m for Global Forest Watch

16 June 2016
The Norwegian government is providing World Resources Institute (WRI) with 115 million kroner (US$13.85 million) over the next three years to strengthen Global Forest Watch, a platform for monitoring the world’s forests. Source: Mongabay Announced at the opening of the Oslo REDD Excha
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