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Standards consultation period drawing to a close

31 October 2013
AFS Ltd reminds stakeholders that the public consultation period for the revised draft Australian Standard for Chain of custody of forest products (AS4707) closes on Friday 8 November 2013. Source: Timberbiz
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Printing market outlook forum

31 October 2013
The 2013 Printing & Communication Papers Market Outlook Forum is on November 28 at Bayview on the Park in Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz
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Elders leaves the forest

31 October 2013
Elders is set to walk away from its disastrous foray into forestry through a deal that will cement the Caratti family as the State's biggest holders of prime agricultural land. Source: The West Australian
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ABP stripped of enviro certification

31 October 2013
Australia's largest exporter of eucalyptus woodchips has had its environmental certification stripped and been forced to make an embarrassing public apology over the harm it has caused to koalas. Source: ABC News
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10 of the best rain forests in the world

24 October 2013
Rain forests are natural theme parks, packed with plant, animal, and human diversity, says Federico Solano of the Rainforest Alliance. Source: USA Today
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A functional forest is more than trees

24 October 2013
In 2011, the University of Jyväskylä held an academic conference on the ecological restoration of forests. The conference was visited by 53 researchers from 10 European countries. Source: Science Daily
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Biomass power plant on Hokkaido

24 October 2013
Sumitomo Forestry Co and Sumitomo Joint Electric Power Co will build a 50 megawatt biomass power plant on the northern island of Hokkaido. Source: Bloomberg News
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WA timber plantations may return to agriculture

24 October 2013
The plantation timber industry is playing down concerns about the sector's plight in southern Western Australia despite predictions of a major rationalisation of the estate. Source: ABC News
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ForestTECH 2013 in New Zealand

24 October 2013
Two major issues in the forestry industry at the moment are how to improve safety and how to safely and productively harvest the forests on steeper slopes, which are becoming a higher percentage of the overall harvest. Source: Timberbiz, Scoop Business
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Reclaim & Timber Co up in flames

24 October 2013
The bone-dry conditions that sparked the bushfire crisis are thought to have sparked a timber yard inferno in Sydney's southwest at Reclaim & Timber Co in Sefton. Source: The Telegraph
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