The words “endangered species” might make you think of tigers and panda bears. But in 183 countries, an international law also protects the wood from endangered trees — which can affect everything from kitchen tables to paper plates. Source: PRI The Convention on International Trade i

Ministers from APEC member economies are stepping up their push to salvage the majority of the world’s dwindling forests and the livelihoods of millions of people that depend on these resources as consumer demand in the region surges. Source: Timberbiz Ministers meeting in Seoul launc

Foreign flat-pack imports make up approximately 15% of the total household joinery fitted in Australia each year, according to a new study commissioned by FWPA to illuminate what was previously a statistical black hole. Source: Timberbiz The study to develop reliable data around flat-

Oregon Group, which manages a New Zealand portfolio of business for Malaysia’s Tiong family, expects to record earnings in 2018 on rising prices for forest products and the completion of apartments in its land development unit. Source: NBR Mr Thomas Song, managing director of Oregon G

Victoria must develop a transition plan to help its timber industry move from native logging to plantation timber, a group of state MPs has recommended. Source: The Weekly Times The Inquiry into VicForests by a group of cross party MPs made seven recommendations to the State Governmen

Australia’s first engineered timber multi-storey office building, International House at Sydney’s Barangaroo, was announced as the winner of the Grand Prix Award at the Australian Timber Design Awards (ATDA) dinner, held in Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz Among the other winners were Geo

Long truck and trailer units loaded with perfectly straight radiata pine logs are rumbling along the highway between Hawera and New Plymouth. Logs are a growing business for the rate payer owned port and they’re rolling in and out in record numbers. Source: Stuff NZ That’s

Australian saw millers and wood manufacturers have invested an estimated $900 million over the last five years in efficiency and productivity initiatives, on the back of strong demand for timber fuelled by the booming housing market. Source: Timberbiz The investment comes despite unce

A Victorian forest industry task force created two years ago to advise the government hasn’t come up with anything, a parliamentary committee says. Source: The Australian The committee looking at the government-owned VicForests wants a ‘please explain’ about why the