Forestry Tasmania is facing delays in gaining a crucial environmental approval but is more confident it will eventuate, chairman Bob Annells has said. Source: ABC News The agency is trying to achieve Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, which indicates to consumers that pro

Forestry Tasmania has released its annual report which provides a summary of its performance against its corporate objectives, including its financial performance, for the 2014/15 financial year. Source: Timberbiz The report was tabled in Parliament and is available on Forestry Tasman

WoodSolutions has new plywood, particleboard and MDF Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) available to complete the full suite available to Australian designers seeking Green Star and environmental ratings for their projects. Source: Architecture and Design The increasing prefere

An environment group called Knitting Nannas of Toolangi is taking a complaint of intimidation to police after a logging truck drove past one of their gatherings at an “unacceptably high speed”. Source: ABC News When members of the group posted photos of the truck on Facebo

While the mainstream media focuses on the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, there are already a number of other well-established links to exchange ideas and skills in a clear show of cooperation between our two countries. Source: Timberbiz While the mainstream media focuses on the

Dr Marie Yee was presented with the inaugural Richard Stanton Memorial Trophy for Excellence in Sustainable Forestry at an all-industry dinner in Melbourne last week. Source: Timberbiz Senator Anne Ruston presented Dr Yee, a senior conservation planner at Forestry Tasmania, with the c

During this year’s National Forest Products Week, we salute the thousands of hardworking Americans who keep our forests healthy and vibrant places for economic growth said US senator John Boozman. Source: The Hill In an article published in The Hill, Sen Boozman said that America’s fo

The US Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has provided new evidence to the business practices by the Austrian company “Holzindustrie Schweighofer” (Schweighofer) in Romania. Sources: Globe News Wire, Market Watch The report documents how Schweighofer processes large

A court case involving alleged knock-off furniture highlights a unique aspect of New Zealand copyright law, according to intellectual property specialists James & Wells. Source: Scoop NZ James & Wells’ client Plantation Grown Timbers (PGT) designs and produces collections of f