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A virtual forest that shows what climate change can do

13 November 2020
The effects of climate change are sometimes difficult to grasp, but now a virtual reality forest, created by geographers at Pennsylvania State University, can let people walk through a simulated forest of today and see what various futures may hold for the trees. Source: Timberbiz 
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Late summer hit by bark beetles

13 November 2020
A late summer swarming caused a widespread spruce bark beetle outbreak in Europe and there is a significant increase in damage. An inventory in late October shows a 25% increase in the volume of damaged forest compared with the inventory in late August. Source: Timberbiz Removing as m
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Ponsse has firefighting equipment for forwarders

13 November 2020
Ponsse is introducing firefighting equipment that can be installed in the load spaces of forwarders for extinguishing wildfires. Source: Timberbiz “Forest machine is the most natural and effective way to access a forest fire area. Operations in difficult terrain come as second nature
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Forest and Wood Products performance review

13 November 2020
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has commissioned an Independent Performance Review. It will determine what the company is doing well and areas for improvement. As part of this process, direct feedback from stakeholders is now being sought. Source: Timberbiz Following a compe
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New wood council for West Coast NZ

13 November 2020
The New Canterbury West Coast Wood Council is the eighth wood council to be established in New Zealand. It is a combination of forestry, transport, processing, regional councils, contractors, nurseries and Canterbury University School of Forestry. Source: Timberbiz Its 54 members curr
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Melina Bath unloads on Victorian govt that has ‘shut its ears’

13 November 2020
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath has unloaded on the Victorian Government on the anniversary of its native timber industry shutdown. Source: Timberbiz “So, what has happened in the last year, since that time?” Ms Bath said. “Well, the government has, as an art for
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Sign of the times – Big River Forest Hill mill to shut

13 November 2020
Big River Industries has announced its Forest Hill mill will be closing, cutting 50 jobs as they consolidate operations at their home base in Grafton, NSW. The closure is a sign of the times for local timber, with the plantations devastated by last summer’s fires. Source: Timberbiz “S
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China confirms suspension of Victorian timber due to bark beetle

13 November 2020
China has indefinitely suspended Victorian timber imports in the latest escalation of tensions between Australia and its biggest trading partner. Source: Timberbiz It follows China’s decision to block a shipment of Queensland timber sending exporters into limbo amid fears more e
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Opinion Gary Blackwood Member for Narracan: WOTCH

13 November 2020
I raise a matter for the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change. The action I seek is that she immediately stop supporting the environmental activist group WOTCH, also known as Wildlife of the Central Highlands. Currently the minister supports WOTCH representatives sittin
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Friday analysis: Only CFMEU vocal about China everyone else stays quiet

13 November 2020
So now China has placed an indefinite ban on imports of timber from Victoria. This is not surprising, and it would seem China has “legitimate” biosecurity reasons for imposing the ban. Source: Bruce Mitchell Chinese authorities claimed shipments were infected with the live bark beetle
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