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Popular integrating trees into farms workshop in NZ

27 January 2021
Spaces are filling fast for a workshop being held in Te Kūiti on the North Island of New Zealand in February on integrating trees and forests into the farm business. The first of the two workshops was held in Karāpiro last November, with some farmers missing out because all spaces fil
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Grow your own table

27 January 2021
MIT researchers have proposed a method to grow plant-based materials, like wood and fibre, and have demonstrated the concept by growing a culture of wood-like cells from zinnia leaves. Source: Timberbiz It takes a lot to make a wooden table. Grow a tree, cut it down, transport it, mil
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IKEA commits to future forest positive agenda

27 January 2021
IKEA has been committed to using its size and reach to eliminate forest degradation and deforestation around the world. Now the company has announced its forest agenda for 2030 that it hopes will enhance biodiversity, mitigate climate change and drive innovation to use wood in even sm
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The State of Canada’s Forests

27 January 2021
Canada’s forests are poised to adapt to a rapidly changing landscape. That’s the key message found in the latest edition of the State of Canada’s Forests report, updated in December 2020. Source: Timberbiz Published annually by the Canadian government, the theme of the 2020 report is
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Australian research says forests use tricks to bounce back after bushfires

27 January 2021
A review by The Bushfire Recovery Project has confirmed how it is that Australian eucalypt forests survive and regenerate after devastating wildfires like the 2019-20 Black Summer fires. The expert review of published research on forest recovery following fire, undertaken by a group o
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Scion’s Paul Bennett to chair International Energy Agency – Bioenergy

27 January 2021
Scion’s Dr Paul Bennett has been announced as chair of the world’s leading international collaboration on bioenergy research, development and usage. Source: Timberbiz Dr Bennett was elected Chair of International Energy Agency – Bioenergy (IEA Bioenergy) for two years, from 1 Ja
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Australian judge for Blue Sky Young Researchers award

27 January 2021
Leading Australian researcher Professor Gil Garnier has been appointed one of the judges for the third Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award. Source: Timberbiz Held every two years since 2016, the award is presented by the International Council of Forests and Paper Association (
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Harvest jobs expo on Kangaroo Island

27 January 2021
About 50 people were at the Kingscote Town Hall at the weekend for the Harvest Jobs Expo, arranged by Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers and its harvest contractor Harvestco. Source: Timberbiz Harvestco, which operates in the Green Triangle, NSW and Qld, is keen to employ Kangaroo Isl
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NZ Forest Owners welcome China Free Trade Agreement

27 January 2021
New Zealand’s Forest Owners Association says the upgrade of the China Free Trade Agreement signed by New Zealand, is a much awaited and vital step for the future of New Zealand primary exports globally. Source: Timberbiz Association President, Phil Taylor, says the forest and wood pro
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China FTA makes 99% of NZ paper and wood tariff-free

27 January 2021
Trade Ministers for New Zealand and China have signed an upgrade to the free trade agreement between the two countries. New Zealand will have 98% free trade with China, its largest trading partner, once the existing free trade agreement comes fully into force. The upgrade has primaril
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