The Andrews Government’s development of new timber plantations and native forest allocations has been strongly criticised as inadequate, and as also undermining both the Regional Forest Agreement process and private investment in plantations. The Government announced last week that 55

The Forest Industries Election Debate run by AFPA will be an important policy debate ahead of the Federal Election, focusing entirely on policy that directly affects Australia’s full value chain of forest industries. Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Richard Colbe

The fishing community of Cispatá Bay on the coast of Colombia might seem like the unlikely site of an investment for Apple. But the tech giant, which is funding the protection of a 27,000-acre mangrove forest in the area, sees it as a strategic part of its fight to mitigate climate ch

Wildfire, insect infestation, disease, and severe weather have degraded hundreds of thousands of acres of National Forest land in the US. The damage has destroyed wildlife habitat, impaired watersheds, stressed drinking water sources, degraded places people recreate, and compromised t

The Forest Europe Expert Group on Human Health and Well-being has published a book that summarizes current knowledge on the health benefits of forests and integration of social aspects of forests into sustainable forest management (SFM). The publication presents evidence on the health

Experienced Board Director Tim Stollznow has been appointed to the ForestrySA Board. Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development said Mr Stollznow has extensive board experience in commercial and not for profit organisations including the Leedwell Property Group, Makers E

Jarrah will be the timber of choice in premium architectural applications with the launch of a new branding strategy for this much-loved timber species. New Jarrah has been developed by the Forest Industries Federation of Western Australia (FIFWA) and the Forest Products Commission (F

Forestry in New Zealand can trace its beginnings back to the tree nurseries of Whakarewarewa (near Rotorua) established in the late 1800s. In the years that followed, the nursery was home to the first experiments of New Zealand’s young forestry industry. That work went on to set the N

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