Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are a vehicle for development and generate almost half of jobs in the formal forest sector globally. They are key to local economies, generating significant livelihood and employment opportunities. Source:  Timberbiz Yet the recent economic

The removal operation of the iconic Sugar Pine Walk in Bago State Forest remains ongoing, according to Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW), as does the preparation for a replacement. Source: Tumut and Adelong Times The forest was heavily burnt during the 2019-20 bushfire season and th

Timberlink’s Blenheim sawmill employing 75 staff could close as an “urgent” review of operations is carried out. Timberlink New Zealand has been negatively impacted by higher log costs, lower Asian prices, and a strong New Zealand dollar since it purchased the mill in 2015. Sour

More than 1500 white bags are being carefully fitted to the flowering stems of radiata pine trees grafted in orchards in Mount Gambier in an important step towards creating superior genetics to grow the next generation of Green Triangle forests. Source: Timberbiz In what could be disg

Fire-impacted forest industries can apply to the Federal Government’s $40 million Forestry Recovery Development Fund from today. Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries Jonno Duniam said yesterday competitive grants of between $1 million and $5 million would strengthen industry

Australia will face worsening bushfire and other disasters unless it redoubles its efforts to limit the impacts of climate change according to an Australian Bushfire and Climate Plan to be tabled in Federal Parliament today. Source: Timberbiz The Independent Federal Member for Indi Dr

The Institute of Foresters of Australia wants an apology from the University of Tasmania after a paper suggesting forestry harvesting activities make forests more bushfire prone was withdrawn by the journal Fire due to a number of errors. And in a further major embarrassment for the a

FSC Australia is under pressure over governance issues, with FSC headquarters in Germany believed to have threatened to deregister the Australian branch or appoint an administrator if the local certification body does not get its act together. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz The

MalisGarten is the world’s first 5-storey hotel made entirely of solid wood. PEFC-certified glue laminated timber (binderholz glulam) and cross laminated timber (binderholz CLT BBS) supplied by GmbH were used for the entire supporting structure. Source: Timberbiz The hotel is located