A Landscape Demonstration Site Program launched in Tasmania will help plant 212 hectares of shelterbelts and woodlots on seven Tasmanian farms over the next year. Source: Timberbiz The $600,000 initiative is jointly funded by the Australian and Tasmanian Governments through Private Fo
Opal Australian Paper and SUEZ plan to begin construction on an Energy from Waste facility at Opal’s Maryvale paper mill before the end of next year. The initial 112-megawatt plant will generate electricity for the Maryvale Mill from about 325,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste that o
The Queensland hardwood timber industry is concerned that rising native log exports are eroding opportunities to grow local jobs and the economic benefits generated from downstream processing and value adding. Source: Timberbiz “There are significant opportunities for growth in our ha
A team of researchers from Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences is exploring ways to give new life to downed timber that has been decimated by hurricanes. The body of research, coined “The Downed Timber Initiative,” aims to develop new methods of retrieving the
Scientists from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and international collaborators demonstrated a new method for mapping the location and size of trees growing outside of forests, discovering billions of trees in arid and semi-arid regions and laying the
Swedish road and infrastructure operator Svevia aims to replace part of the oil-based binder with nature’s own binder – lignin. The lignin containing asphalt is currently being tested out on Swedish roads. Source: Timberbiz Svevia is carrying out road paving work on road 224 between t
Coronation Forest, an area of native and pine plantation within Golden Downs Forest near Nelson in New Zealand hosts an annual education and tree planting day out for local primary school children. Source: Timberbiz The annual event is provided free of charge to visiting schools with
The WA timber industry has made a positive impact on teachers by investing in education. This week, the Leschenault Timber Industry Club and Forest Industries Federation of WA (FIFWA) will hold its second teacher tour for the year, with the aim of raising awareness on the diversity of
A Kickstarter campaign to empower everyday people to become a part of the global effort against climate change has launched in New Zealand. TreeTime, a new tree planting non-profit enterprise, is developing an innovative app which will utilise new drone software to enable donors to tr
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