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China’s forestry development goals unveiled

05 March 2019
China’s forestry authority has made a plan to boost the domestic forestry industry and increase its forest resources to the world’s average by 2050. The plan unveiled by Zhang Jianlong, chief of State Forestry Administration, at a conference, is the latest move taken by go
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Sustainability high on Metsa future agenda

05 March 2019
Finnish forestry giant, Metsa Group, has renewed its strategic sustainability objectives, aiming to increase its environmental performance by 30% in the next decade. A key factor will be increasing the amount of carbon stored in forests and forests products by 2030. Source: Philip Hop
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US sawn lumber flows changing

05 March 2019
The US sawn lumber market is in a process of change that has implications for the global lumber market and could impact supply into countries like Australia, according to latest analysis by Forest2Market. Although the US housing market is softening, the impact of extensive tariffs on
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Virtual Reality a real safety training platform

05 March 2019
LINX Cargo Care Group has created a Virtual Reality safety training platform in collaboration with Curiious and Samsung Electronics Australia, this is the first of its kind in Australia’s supply chain and logistics industry. Source: Timberbiz The Gear VR training platform was designed
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Volunteers hit Kinross State Forest to help clean-up efforts

05 March 2019
The Orange Mountain Bike Club joined forces with Forestry Corporation of NSW and other volunteers for a Clean Up Australia Day event in Kinross State Forest. Forestry Corporation of NSW’s Community Programs Coordinator Nikki Bennetts said the event was a success and thanked the volunt
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Forestry trainees start on new NZ training program

05 March 2019
Twenty young men from Kaikohe and Moerewa in New Zealand are set to start their journey in the forestry industry as trainees on the new Ngā Māhuri o Ngāti Hine Mānuka Plantation Training Program. This is the first part of a two year program funded by the Billion Tree fund through Te U
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Australian Timber Design Awards entries open

05 March 2019
Entries are now open for the 20th Australian Timber Design Awards which is a national competition that promotes and encourages outstanding timber design and use in the built environment. It offers an array of categories available to cover all types of timber projects and use of timber
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Improve your understanding of FSC Chain of Custody Certification

05 March 2019
FSC Australia has planned a webinar to support businesses that want to prove their responsible practices through FSC certification, but are unsure about aspects of Chain of Custody certification, and use of the FSC trademarks. The event is on Tuesday 12 March, from 11am- 12pm AEDT. So
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Strong domestic demand halts ONO sawlog exports

05 March 2019
OneFortyOne has announced that as a result of strong domestic demand it has advised customers that there will be no sawlog exported from its estate until at least June 2020. This is a continuation of the position taken 12 months ago by the company and is positive news for local proces
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Victorian bushfire update and Tasmanian stats on fire affected forests

05 March 2019
Bushfires now in Victoria and previously in Tasmania have had a devastating affect not only on forestry but also and more importantly livelihoods, livestock and lives with firefighters in Victoria currently building containment lines around fires burning east of Melbourne before “gust
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