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Whole tree logging may not be so bad

07 June 2018
“People think, ‘It’s bad enough to log, and now you are going to take away the branches that decay and then nurture the ecosystem?” Robert Froese, a forest scientist at Michigan Technological University said. “But we wondered, what really is the role of branche
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New map shows many old growth forests in Europe

07 June 2018
Though you might read about deep, dark woods in fairy tales, the prevailing story today is that very little European old-growth forest remains. Source: Phys.org But now a new study and map shows that a surprising number of these primary forests still stand. “What we’ve sho
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Brazil wood based products exports increase

07 June 2018
In April 2018, the value of Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 30% compared with April 2017, from US$221 million to US$287 million. Source: Lesprom Pine sawnwood export values rose 28.5% between April 2017 (US$38.3 million) and March 2018 (US$49
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NZ Government financially supports forestry

07 June 2018
Te Uru Rākau (Forestry New Zealand) and the Ngāti Hine Forestry Trust have signed a joint venture agreement to plant and manage around 3600 hectares of pine trees on the trust’s land. Source: Stuff NZ Up to 465 hectares of mānuka will also be planted, which would provide work ex
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600,000 trees for the possums

07 June 2018
More than 600,000 trees will be planted in Victoria’s Gippsland Ranges in an effort to expand the habitat of the threatened greater glider possum. Source: The Australian Over the next three years, environmental organisation Greening Australia will plant over 635,000 trees across
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New director for National Centre for Timber Durability & Design Life

07 June 2018
One of the world’s most renowned figures in timber durability and protection, Professor Jeff Morrell of Oregon State University, has been appointed as director of the National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life for a term of five years. Source: Timberbiz The Centre, which is
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More research into forest fires needed

07 June 2018
The Institute of Foresters of Australia is calling on the Federal and State Governments to fund further scientific research into the important and complex role that fire plays in the evolution and maintenance of Australian ecosystems. Source: Timberbiz The Climate Council reports that
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Dr Hosking Officer of the NZ Order of Merit

07 June 2018
The New Zealand Institute of Forestry congratulates Dr Gordon Hosking for his recent appointment as an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit, for services to Conservation. Source: Timberbiz Dr Hosking has been a member of the New Zealand Institute of Forestry since 1977, and his achievemen
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Predict forestry climate change at the click of a mouse

07 June 2018
Forest managers will be able to gauge the likely effect of climate change on growing conditions in their specific areas with a new interactive online tool developed by the CSIRO with funding from Forest & Wood Products Australia. Source: Timberbiz The free Forest Climate Risk Tool
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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

07 June 2018
Softwood log prices $141.52/m3 – as Australia’s softwood log exports continue to grow, the average price of larger dimension (>15cm diameter) logs was AUD141.52/m3 in March 2018 17,566 m3 – sawn softwood exports in March remain small, less than one-quarter monthly import volumes. T
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