The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is aiming to introduce commercially proven bioenergy technologies to the Australian market, according to Ted Dow, chief investment officer. Source: Timberbiz Bioenergy currently provides about 10% of Australia’s renewable electricity, but it has si

The Forest Industry Engineering Association’s flagship Forest Industry Safety Summit conference series will be extended to include Australia in March this year. The event sold out in November 2013. Source: Timberbiz It will run at the Distinction Hotel in Rotorua on 3-4 March an

New Zealand has become a PEFC (Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification) member allowing forest growers to gain visibility under one of the world’s leading forest certification systems. Source: Timberbiz “We are delighted to be accepted into membership of PEFC and to represen

  This year’s Australian and New Zealand Institutes of Foresters conference will explore the need to go ‘beyond tenure’ to better manage all our forests for multiple values.  Source: Timberbiz Forests and trees provide many benefits: water, biodiversity, scenic values, timber and

Scientists monitoring the amount of carbon accumulated in Indonesia’s peatland forests over thousands of years have predicted that millions of tons of carbon dioxide could be released into the atmosphere if they continue to be cleared, drained and burned for oil palm and agricultural

The Russian ruble has suffered from a severe devaluation during 2014. It has devalued from approximately 30 rubles per US dollar at the beginning of 2014, to over 55 in mid-December, and to over 60 in early January this year. Source: IHB This evolution directly affected markets, inclu

American forestry identity, Bruce Vincent, has been announced as keynote speaker at the Cattle Council of Australia/AgForce policy seminar to be held at Beef 2015 in Rockhampton in May.  Source: Beef Central Mr Vincent’s keynote speech will provide valuable insights for the Australian

New Zealand Northlanders are so fed up about the state of their local roads they’ve taken their plight to the Prime Minister. The residents of Pipiwai, near Whangarei, say dust whipped up by logging trucks is making them sick as well as making driving dangerous. Source: TVNZ Fif

Prices and demand for New Zealand’s main forestry export, raw logs, fell during the year when China put the brakes on the trade. Source: Radio New Zealand There had been little change in market conditions in China, but foresters were getting a bit more for their logs at the whar