A group of enthusiasts has undertaken voluntary isolation in order to ensure a tree planting project in the Scottish Highlands would go ahead. Plans to plant 100,000 trees in the Glenmoriston area of the Scottish Highlands were almost scrapped in March as coronavirus lockdown restrict

In the small Norwegian town of Kolvereid, a new daycare centre was started at the beginning of 2020. It was one of wood construction company Woodcon’s many timber projects, but what looked like an ordinary building site was the testing ground for CLT360+, a digital assistant that is s

Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein’s announcement that his state will ‘build its way out of recession’ through an aggressive new construction stimulus package and bringing forward of building projects, demonstrates great leadership, according to the Australian Forest Products Association

Dozens of people left jobless by the coronavirus pandemic will be recruited to work in bushfire recovery efforts, helping Victorians affected by two very different types of emergencies. More than 80 jobs in bushfire recovery in Gippsland and the north-east will be advertised over the

Responsible Wood is looking for feedback with the release of a new survey marking an important milestone for Responsible Wood. From 1 January 2020, all certificate holders certified under the Responsible Wood scheme have mitigated to the Responsible Wood branding; with the Responsible

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has signed up to the Australian Made Campaign to support the push for Australians to choose local products manufactured from Australia’s sustainably managed forests. Source: Timberbiz The campaign’s CEO Ben Lazzaro said the partnership

New Zealand’s Forest Owners’ Association says the industry anticipates an unacceptable and pointless bureaucratic cost to all parts of the forest industry, if the Forests (Regulation of Log Traders and Forestry Advisers) Amendment Bill becomes law. Source: Timberbiz The bill was

The WA forestry industry has slammed the State Government’s decision to halt a native timber logging operation and initiate a review of the project with just a few hours’ notice as “shambolic political interference”. Source: ABC The ongoing standoff between con

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