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Latest timber industry news, updated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Forestry companies back safety of Nelson Tasman communities during fire season

Top of the South forestry companies and Fire and Emergency New Zealand have taken a new step in their longstanding collaboration to make our communities safer from vegetation fires this summer. The forestry companies OneFortyOne New Zealand, Tasman Pine Forests and PF Olsen Ltd have s
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‘Endangered’ status for NSW koalas welcomed by AFPA

The Australian Forest Products Association NSW has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to boost protections for koalas while raising the threatened species status from ‘vulnerable’ to ‘endangered’. Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association NSW, Victo
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Developing the forest bioeconomy in Finland with China

The region of North Karelia, Finland, has a strong forest-based bioeconomy sector as a result of many years of determined work. A new report by researchers from the European Forest Institute and Natural Resources Institute Finland describes the region’s opportunities for increasing co
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Forest eye looks out for trees

A unique Forest Eye living tree feature focuses attention on forests fighting climate change and children planted the first trees forming a giant forest eye in Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire, joining representatives from Forestry England, arts organisation Sand In Your Eye and the Envi
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Tree species number around 73,000 more than 9000 undiscovered

Science has come a long way in understanding the natural world, but there are still plenty of unknowns out there. One such unknown is the number of species on Earth, which is currently estimated to be around 8.7 million. Of tree species alone, there might be a lot more out there than
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Swedish government pays if you can’t fell near mountains

The number of applications for felling in Swedish mountainous regions close to the mountains broke a new record in 2021, after it became clear that forest owners are entitled to compensation from the state if they are denied permission to fell. Source: Timberbiz Thanks to a strong eff
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The planet’s oldest trees

The planet’s trees have seen plenty of history pass by their trunks. In fact, they began to populate Earth 385 million years ago, toward the end of the Devonian period. Considered living historical records, the organisms can withstand generations of development and change. Sourc
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Spruce Goose gets big spruce up

KGF Architects have reimagined the Spruce Goose hangar into inspiring and intriguing workspace, where human-scaled experiences in ways that honour the innovations of the past while celebrating Google’s “moonshot ethos.” Source: Timberbiz The project demanded a unique design approach a
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