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Timber office unglued at the seams

27 March 2020
Engineers at the University of Liverpool, alongside industrial partners, have designed and built an adhesive-free timber office building at Ness Gardens in the UK in order to evaluate a more environmentally friendly construction method. Source: Timberbiz The key idea behind the new `g
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Swedish forest protection fell sharply in 2019

27 March 2020
The Swedish Forest Agency’s decisions on protection of forests fell sharply in 2019, in comparison with the previous year. The area in new nature conservation agreements decreased by 74% to the lowest level in 20 years, according to new statistics. Source: Timberbiz Habitat protection
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Update on Canadian and US timber manufacturers

27 March 2020
As described in today’s DTN analysis, the US and Canada have differing views on whether timber and forestry are essential industries. The impact is being felt differently in the US where it is classed as an essential however, the turmoil is being felt on both sides of that border. Sou
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Defence Forces Operation Bushfire Assist completed

27 March 2020
Australia’s Defence Forces formally ceased Operation Bushfire Assist 2019-2020 yesterday having completed the emergency and recovery tasks requested by state and local authorities. Source: Timberbiz Defence has been assisting with the bushfire efforts since early September 2019 by pro
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OFO community grants nominations extension date

27 March 2020
Community groups, not-for-profits and schools have been urged to nominate for $50,000 in grants from OneFortyOne (OFO). OneFortyOne in partnership with The Stand Like Stone Foundation has distributed $180,000 to 18 local community projects since 2014. Source: Timberbiz Over six years
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Forest Industry Awards deferred

27 March 2020
The 2020 Forest Industry Awards and Gala Dinner has been deferred due to the national COVID-19 crisis. The awards and dinner were scheduled to be held in June at Parliament House in Canberra, but AFPA CEO Ross Hampton said with the restrictions on social gatherings and movements for a
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Bushfire royal commission delayed due to restrictions

27 March 2020
The bushfires royal commission has delayed its opening hearing as coronavirus restrictions force a move to virtual meetings. The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements and the separate state bushfire inquiries have suspended face-to-face meetings with fire-affect
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Opinion: Does timber harvesting make forests more flammable?

27 March 2020
Some ecologists and conservationists, opposed to timber harvesting, are trying to use bushfire disasters as a lever to stop native forest harvesting, but their case is based on opinion, beliefs and selective science. Sources: Hon Assoc Prof Kevin Tolhurst AM, Fire Ecology and Manageme
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Opinion: Mark Poynter on why flawed scientists are creating havoc in forestry

27 March 2020
Last week, a disparate group of 19 scientists presented an ‘open letter’ to the Parliament of Australia calling for an immediate nationwide cessation of all native forest timber production as a response “to the climate, fire, drought and biodiversity loss crises̶
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Analysis: In a world shut down by COVID-19 is timber an essential industry?

27 March 2020
If a week is a long time in politics, then 24 hours is an even longer time in a world effectively shut down by COVID-19. There is the occasional trickle of good news, but that is rare. This current crisis comes on the heels of the devastating bushfires during December and January and
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