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Chinese appetite for timber depletes other countries

16 April 2019
From the Altai Mountains to the Pacific Coast, logging is ravaging Russia’s vast forests, leaving behind swathes of scarred earth studded with dying stumps. The culprit, to many Russians, is clear: China. Since China began restricting commercial logging in its own natural forests two 
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Scientists look for climate change remedy in the forest

16 April 2019
Climate change disproportionately affects the world’s most vulnerable people, particularly poor rural communities that depend on the land for their livelihoods and coastal populations throughout the tropics. We have already seen the stark asymmetry of suffering that results from
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UK Government urged to plant for carbon removal

16 April 2019
Independent advisers have told the UK Government that planting trees and building with wood is a “simple, low cost option” to remove large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere – a message also highlighted by Sir David Attenborough. However, the UK Government is still way behind
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Making green timber lighter could save millions of dollars

16 April 2019
Green wood is about 50% water, but new desktop planning tools and a smartphone app will help managers balance the reduced transport costs from drying forest biomass and timber infield against product quality, storage costs and machinery wear and tear. Source: Timberbiz Researchers on
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OFO winning student vids on why forests are important

16 April 2019
The team at OneFortyOne (OFO) has been overwhelmed by the response to its International Day of Forests competition with 36 students from across the region submitting one-minute videos answering the question “Why are our local forests and trees important to you and your community?” Sou
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Timber Building Systems goes V8 racing

16 April 2019
Timber Building Systems (tbs), a Victorian based company that designs and builds post tensioned pre-manufactured building systems is going racing with major sponsorship of the Image Motorsport Falcon in the 2019 Kumho Tyres Super3 Series. Tim Newman general manager of tbs said that it
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Grafton and Walcha staff polish their skills for planting season

16 April 2019
Grafton and Walcha Forestry Corporation of NSW staff have been busy updating their planting assessment skills in preparation for onboarding of the seasonal planting workforce. The 2019 planting season will see more than nine million seedlings planted between May and September. Correct
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Call for NZ foresters to vote on levy order

16 April 2019
The chair of the Forest Growers Levy Trust in New Zealand, Geoff Thompson, says a positive vote in the current levy referendum is vital to maintain the support of government funding for the industry. Forest owners are currently voting whether to renew the Commodity Levies Act Order wh
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SA survey report on improving road transport for forestry

16 April 2019
A new report form the South Australian State Government has recognised the road transport issues and driver training needs for forestry in the state, including on Kangaroo Island. Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers and Kangaroo Island Council both made submissions to the survey, the r
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Minister D’Ambrosio’s radical approach to forestry carbon credits

16 April 2019
Victoria’s native forest industry would be closed to generate carbon credits under the Victorian Regional Forest Agreements in a proposal pushed by the state’s Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio. The potential move has been strongly criticised as misunderstan
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