The revised Policy for Association (PfA) complaint procedure, allowing for swifter processes and better outcomes for forests and people – will be tested in 2021.The updated procedure as approved by the FSC International Board of Directors introduces a variety of routes for resolving c

In a region of Austria known as the wood quarter, a logger used a chainsaw to slice through the base of a 100-foot tall spruce tree on a recent foggy morning. Herbert Schmid, a forester, watched from a distance as the big spruce dropped to the forest floor. Schmid handpicked that part

Dr Claire Mayer is in New Zealand working on a two-year research program to explore the use of plant material in 4D printing. Source: Timberbiz Dr Mayer works for France’s National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAe) and was awarded a Marie Skłodowsk

ABS Building Approvals data for detached houses rose for the fifth consecutive month in November to reach the highest number of approvals since December 1999. Source: Timberbiz “While HomeBuilder was the catalyst for improving consumer confidence in the housing market, the strength of

Three arterial roads in Gippsland significantly impacted by last summer’s bushfires will receive more than $10 million in Federal Government funding to improve safety and resilience of the transport corridors. Source: Timberbiz The Bonang Rd, Mallacoota-Genoa Rd and Great Alpine Rd wi

A planned briquette plant at the Eden export facility is expected to add value to the wood by-products and residues generated at the site. Source: Timberbiz Pentarch Forestry’s briquette plant will compress, and package low value wood residues from processing and produce around 8000 t

It has been said many times that before spending a penny of public money on super-expensive technical solutions to get carbon out of the air and into the ground, we should just plant trees. A major study published in October by Nature enlarges on that idea. It advocates “re-wilding” l

Our Australian economy is going through a relatively tough time at the moment, including in regard to COVID-19 and trade actions. There are current issues across Australia in regard to timber exports to China, an important Australian export market and there have been export restrictio

2021 seems to have got off to a reasonably good start with plans announced for a pellet plant on Kangaroo Island, a briquette plant at the Eden export facility and funding for Gippsland’s fire damaged road system. But the China problem just won’t go away. Source: Bruce Mitchell It’s C