Forestry and Land Scotland’s steep ground felling program along a major road, the A82, is the most technically challenging. It is carried out on dangerously steep slopes immediately beside a major truck road and utilities, the operation makes full use of state-of-the art machin

US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a memorandum to the USDA Forest Service directing the agency to take bold actions to restore forests, improve resilience, and address the climate crisis. Source: Timberbiz Secretary Vilsack made his announcement in recorded remarks at the in

Gambia has banned timber exports and permanently revoked all timber export licenses in an effort to combat illegal logging, the government said in a statement on Friday. Source: Timberbiz The tiny West African country, along with its neighbours Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, has struggled

Having hit an all-time high in January (AUDFob1,116/t), Australian Kraftliner export prices have barely receded since and remain at historic highs, while export volumes have hardly missed a beat. Source: IndustryEdge The situation is similar for Sack Kraft, exports of which are smalle

An Indigenous-owned forestry project on the Northern Territory’s Tiwi Islands is working towards maximising tropical forestry projects to help grow Tiwi’s 30,000-hectare forestry estate. Source: National Indigenous Times The Tiwi Plantations Corporation has begun a three-year, $4.6 mi

Tāne Mahuta NZ Ltd has taken out the Māori Agribusiness Award at the 2022 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards. The Bay of Plenty based contractors were also finalists for the Supreme Award. Source: Timberbiz Hosted by MPI, the Good Employer Awards are a time to celebrate supportin

A new tool is now available for beta testing by Tasmanian farmers. The Farm Forestry Carbon Tool is designed for landowners to find out within just minutes an indicative estimate of their carbon impact and the potential tree offset opportunities. Source: Timberbiz The tool is simple i

The NSW Government has released the latest results of its Statewide Landcover and Tree Study. This report reflects an increase in forestry harvesting in softwood timber plantations following the Black Summer fires. Source: Timberbiz The report uses satellite imagery to assess forest c