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Wildfires rage across Sweden and Latvia

24 July 2018
Wildfires raging through Sweden have exhausted local emergency services and Europe is sending hundreds of people to help contain multiple blazes across the country. Sources: Bloomberg, DW France, Germany and Denmark have dispatched more than 100 firefighters while Poland is sending 13
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Stora Enso Wood Products improved results

24 July 2018
In the second quarter, the earnings figures of Stora Enso’s “Wood Products” division improved significantly compared with the same quarter of the previous year. Source: Euwid According to the quarterly report, EBITDA and EBIT increased by 27.8% to € 55 million and 33
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Wooden tyres from Michelin

24 July 2018
Wooden wheels are a thing of the past, but Michelin firmly believes they can make wooden tyres a reality in 2020. Source: Motoring The French tyre company said in a report published this month of its plans to introduce wood into tyres, and it’s all about moving away from oil. Cy
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$55,000 scholarship for rural leadership development

24 July 2018
Applications for Course 26 of the Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP) are open announced Matt Linnegar, Chief Executive of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation. Source: Timberbiz The ARLP is a 15-month leadership development program that takes place over five sessions, ac
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NZ forest replanters are between a rock and steep place

24 July 2018
New Zealand agency WorkSafe said cash crop trees like radiata pine might have to be omitted from steep hillsides, where cutting them down could be dangerous for the workers who did it. Source: Radio New Zealand However, forest owners said some had a legal obligation to replant pine on
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Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers FSC accredited

24 July 2018
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers (KIPT) has announced that following a recent independent audit, the company’s timber plantations have been accredited under the Forestry Stewardship Council scheme. Source: Timberbiz FSC certification means that the company’s timber and, subject to c
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Australian initiative plants 326,000 trees for farmers

24 July 2018
Planting has kicked-off for the second year of the Officeworks’ initiative, Restoring Australia, with partner Greening Australia aiming to have 326,000 trees in the ground across 650 hectares by the end of 2018, supporting 31 farmers and landholders. Source: Timberbiz Launched as an A
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Illegal rubbish dumping poses threat to our local forests

24 July 2018
Illegal rubbish dumping in Green Triangle forests has been an ongoing problem for forest growers and the community for many years. Disappointingly this has been reconfirmed by the team at OneFortyOne Plantations (OFO), with a spate of rubbish dumping in and around the region. Source:
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Global technology showcased at WoodTECH 2018

24 July 2018
Leading global technology providers will be travelling into this region in September to participate in the eagerly awaited WoodTECH 2018 series. Source: Timberbiz “It’s been eight long years since those involved in wood manufacturing in this region have had an independent technology u
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Leadbeaters still endangered but not so much by forestry practices

24 July 2018
Leadbeater’s Possum (LP) should retain its status as “critically endangered” but more information and research is needed to finalise this designation, according to a federal government scientific body. Source: Phillip Hopkins for Timberbiz Future bushfires, triggered considerably by c
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