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FOA UN paper says forestry is one of the most dangerous professions

29 April 2020
The forestry industry must take steps to improve its safety record and promote decent rural employment in support of the Sustainable Development Agenda, according to a new Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN) paper published on World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Source: Timber
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World BioEconomy Forum goes online

29 April 2020
This year’s third World BioEconomy Forum (WCBEF) will be broadcast live from Ruka, Finland on 10 September 2020. Due the current global pandemic the Advisory Board has decided to take a cautious approach and will provide delegates with a high-quality, interactive virtual event. Source
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Swedish forestry prize to ex-CSIRO forestry researchers

29 April 2020
Three forestry researchers who worked with the CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have been awarded the prestigious Marcus Wallenberg Prize by Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf XVI in Stockholm. The three winners of the 2020 prize; Professor Joseph Landsberg, Professor Richard Waring
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Hyne goes ahead with Community Trust grants in 2020

29 April 2020
The 2020 Hyne Community Trust grants will be opening as usual on 1 June for Tumbarumba region applicants. Trust chair, Dale McLachlan said the trust directors held an extraordinary meeting to discuss the timing of the 2020 grants due to the COVID-19 situation. Source: Timberbiz “There
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Margaret pines thinning in May

29 April 2020
The Forest Products Commission (FPC) will commence harvesting operations in Margaret pine plantation in early May 2020. The pines will be thinned. Source: Timberbiz This involves harvesting some trees to provide more growing space for the remaining trees which will grow to maturity be
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Port Nelson operations kick-in with restart of forestry

29 April 2020
The easing of COVID-19 restrictions to alert level 3 has meant several port operations and projects have re-commenced in New Zealand under physical distancing measures such as Port Nelson. Forestry is Port Nelson’s largest export by volume. Source: Timberbiz The announcement of the re
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Royal Commission told prevention is the cure by Foresters & Forest Growers

29 April 2020
Australia should urgently accept that bushfire prevention rather than suppression is the only way to avoid the widescale loss of lives, property and biodiversity experienced last summer according to the Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers (IFA/AFG). Sourc
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Wood Products tells Royal Commission to recognise native forestry

29 April 2020
Future national and state land and bushfire management policies need to clearly recognise the critical importance of the ‘plantation and native hardwood timber production sectors’ play as part of the overall solution in preventing wildfires like those of this past tragic Black Summer,
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Timber Queensland adds to calls for building stimulus

29 April 2020
Timber Queensland has backed calls by the building sector for targeted economic stimulus to avert a looming cliff in future building activity as the pipeline of existing projects starts to dry up. Source: Timberbiz Timber Queensland CEO Mick Stephens said recent industry surveys have
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No AUSTimber 2020 now AUSTimber 2021

29 April 2020
The organisers of AUSTimber 2020 have rescheduled this year’s event over CoVid-19 concerns and will now work on delivering the event in November 2021. Source: Timberbiz It was planned for April this year, and then was postponed until November because of the bushfires in the Gippsland
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