Planet Ark is joining with NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment to increase tree canopy and green cover across Greater Sydney. As part of a three-year sponsorship of Planet Ark’s National Tree Day and the Premier’s Priority for Greening our City, the partnership aims t

Claims that forestry destroys local communities and jobs are refuted in a PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) report. The report also indicates forestry has on average a larger economic value per hectare than pastoral farming. The report, titled The Economic Impact of Forestry in New Zealand,

A framework for developing medium term projections of traded wood products is a recent report released by ABARES that presents a proof of concept modelling exercise, reporting medium-term projections of the volume and value of trade in wood products based on a set of nested, historica

ForestFit wants to know more about forestry contractor businesses nationally and the profile of business operations. ForestFit, a forest contractor training and certification pilot, is being designed specifically for forest contractors and will be rolled out nationally. Source: Timber

Research has found that the built environment has a significant effect on overall wellbeing as the industry has seen a steady increase in the use of decorative timber in commercial spaces, such as offices, libraries, hospitality venues and retail stores. Source: Building Connection Th

Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers has surveyed the Sheep Creek Dam at its Macgill property to ascertain its suitability to store pine logs once harvesting of the bushfire-damaged pine plantations can begin. Source: Timberbiz John Linsell and Michael Pohl, of Steed surveyors, were con

VicForests is seeking stakeholder and community comment on its proposed Timber Release Plan (TRP) and Timber Utilisation Plan (TUP) changes. The TRP and TUP identify potential timber harvesting areas for the coming years and are being prepared as part of VicForests’ regular planning p

Tigercat’s skidders just got a whole lot better with a completely redesigned operator station and numerous advancements to boost productivity and minimize downtime. Tigercat H-series skidders introduce a new, larger cab, while improving serviceability, reliability, and efficiency. Sou

Tom Martin, president and CEO of the American Forest Foundation (AFF) has responded to the introduction of Rural Forests Markets Act which is designed to open carbon and other markets to small landowners, markets that are currently unavailable to them. Source: Timberbiz By allowing th