Little is known about the small and microsized entities (SmEs) engaged in the forestry sector in the Mekong region, their characteristics, the number and gender of people involved in the businesses, their supply chains and levels of compliance with regulations. A new briefing publishe

Registrations are open for the Bundaberg Regional Outlook conference on Wednesday 7 August. Delegates from around the region will be discussing the key issues for agriculture at sessions on Investing in primary industries and growing our future, challenges and opportunities for the ce

OneFortyOne, Tenison Woods College and Noel Barr Toyota are strengthening their partnership for this year’s National Schools Tree Day on Friday 26 July. Tenison Woods College students are excited to ‘get their hands dirty’ and plant trees in OneFortyOne’s local pine forest plantations

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has launched a technical extension program to encourage the use of wood products in residential Class 1 properties. The National Residential Construction and Fit-out Program, headed by Dr Alastair Woodard, a structural engineer and constructio

Full details will be published in the June 2019 edition of Wood Market Edge – due out on 28th June. For subscription information, go to www.industryedge.com.au DOWN 20.9% – at 14,778 approvals in May 2019, the fall from the year before was 20.9% 8,480 – Private sector house approvals

New Zealand is experiencing a collapse in the price of logs sent to China which could mean as many as 1000 people could be out of work according to recent reports. This is before you take into account the repercussions in other industries such as trucking and shipping. Sources: Timber

A radical overhaul of regulations and conservation management is needed if Victoria’s Regional Forest Agreements are to actually meet their worthy principles and achieve biodiversity aims, according to a regional forest group. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz The South East Timber

Plans for a Forestry Innovation Centre covering the north of England and south of Scotland have been unveiled as part of a major funding package worth almost £400 million. The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal is a collaboration between the UK Government, Scottish Government and five

For more than 25 years, the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has brought critical forest research to global discussions, raising the profile of tropical forests and of people who depend on them. Its latest annual report shines a light on CIFOR’s achievements in 2018.