The Federal Government’s decision to prioritise an Australian Carbon Credit Units Scheme proposal, which seeks to cease or defer native forest harvesting, has been described an underhanded attack on Tasmanian jobs. Source: Timberbiz Tasmania’s Minister for Business, Industry and Resou

In 1890, noted bushman and early explorer, Alfred Howitt, recounted his observations of the changing nature of eastern Victoria’s eucalypt forests to the Royal Society of Victoria. Source: ON LINE opinion He noted that prior to the mid-1860s, these forests had been regularly “bu

The 2024 UK Forest Market Report, produced by BSW Group’s Tillhill Forestry and Goldcrest Land & Forestry Group, says the UK forestry market remains strong, driven by demand for high-quality assets, stable timber prices, wider natural capital projects and a positive medium-term ou

The Palisades, Eaton and Hurst wildfires in Southern California have destroyed more than 12,000 structures, raising the likelihood of a spike in demand for lumber in the months and years ahead. Source: Dow Jones The rebuilding process after events such as these “typically drives

JCB has cleared significant hurdles in its development of the world’s first hydrogen combustion engine after securing landmark rulings from licensing authorities allowing it to be used commercially in machines, the company announced. Source: Timberbiz JCB is the first construction equ

A team of US researchers calculated that fully replacing conventional building materials in new infrastructure with CO2-storing alternatives could store as much as 16.6 billion tonnes of CO2 each year, roughly half of human-caused CO2 emissions in 2021. Source: Timberbiz These alterna

West Australians will be able to claim $150 “treebates” to plant native trees in their yards, as part of an ambitious promise by Labor to double Perth’s urban canopy by 2040. Source: Perth Now Announced by Environment Minister Reece Whitby in Middle Swan, a third term Cook Government

Scion in New Zealand has produced a ‘how-to’ guide for landowners, forest investors and government agencies that outlines the promising potential of short rotation forestry to supply feedstock for bioenergy production in New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Growing trees dedicated for biofu