Planning for HarvestTECH 2021 is underway with a two-day event running in Rotorua, New Zealand on 13-14 April. The conference program is already full and registrations are now live and exhibition spaces, as expected, sold out six months before the event runs. Source: Timberbiz All maj

The team at OneFortyOne is spreading some festive cheer at their annual Christmas Tree Giveaway this December. Source: Timberbiz For the fifth year, OneFortyOne will have fresh pine trees available for the community to collect at its nursery in Glencoe, and depots at Mount Gambier, Na

Access to State forest on the western foreshore of Blowering dam will remain closed over the Christmas period, as there remains a high risk with dead trees continuing to fall and the roads being severely damaged as a result of the devastating Black Summer bushfires. Source: Timberbiz

The Australian Forest Products Association has unveiled a new brand on the eve of 10th anniversary. Source: Timberbiz “Ten years ago, two important industry bodies decided that there was far more to be achieved speaking as one voice than as separate advocacy organisations,” AFPA chair

The Federal Government will prioritise its focus on securing carbon credits from establishing new plantation forests, the Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor announced on Friday. Source: Timberbiz In his keynote address to the Climate Markets Institute Summit on Frida

New research data backs the positive impact of buying local first and Aussie timber workers are saying thank you to all who played a part in keeping their jobs secure and their communities healthy during uncertain times. Source: Timberbiz It has been a tough year, but the Australian s

In Thun, Switzerland, the first apartment building with a basement made of wood is currently under construction. The construction industry has a responsibility and must significantly reduce its CO₂ emissions to comply with the Paris Climate Change Convention. This can only be achieved

Wood value chains have been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the side effects of the crisis have not all been negative for the sector, according to a new FAO policy brief. Source: Timberbiz Impacts of COVID-19 on wood value chains and forest sector response summarizes the findin

Local knowledge around fire awareness and preparedness in the northern Wānaka and Albert Town area is being sought by fire researchers to help residents, Fire and Emergency New Zealand and local government plan for future wildfires. Source: Timberbiz Central Otago is growing rapidly.