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US to double or quadruple thinning to reduce wildfires

21 May 2021
The United States must double or quadruple the rate at which it thins and removes dead wood from its forests to reduce the threat of wildfires that have become more frequent and severe due to climate change, the Biden administration said on Thursday. Source: Reuters The call for a mor
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China issues its first forestry carbon credit stamps

21 May 2021
China has issued its first batch of forest carbon credit stamps in Sanming City in the south eastern Fujian Province in a move to use market mechanisms to reduce carbon emissions. Source: Shine Forest carbon credits are permits for companies to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide.
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UN backs sanctions against Myanmar timber from US, UK and Canada

21 May 2021
Last week the US blacklisted Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE) following the country’s military coup. Now with a new set of sanctions in place a UN human rights expert welcomed the announcement by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, highlighting in particular the US design
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Frame rescheduled for November

21 May 2021
Frame Australia’s Timber Offsite Construction will take place in November this year. The conference had been initially set down for June but was postponed in April due to concerns over Civid-19 vaccinations. Source: Timberbiz The conference will be held at Crown Promenade Melbourne on
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Almost 150,000 detached housing starts by September

21 May 2021
There will be a record number of detached housing starts in the 12 months to September 2021 with more than 146,000 detached houses starting construction, according to the HIA. This is more than 20% higher than the peak of the previous boom in 2018. Source: Timberbiz This forecast is c
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ForestFit NSW pilot to lead to national rollout

21 May 2021
Leaders of NSW forest contracting businesses participated in the final face-to-face session of the ForestFit training program pilot in Tumut and Grafton this week. The training program pilot combined face-to-face sessions and webinars delivered by subject matter experts. Source: Timbe
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Gippsland roundtable reaffirms support for native timber

21 May 2021
A round table forum with Gippsland forestry professionals and Nationals MP’s this week has reaffirmed support for Victoria’s sustainable native and plantation timber industry. Held at the Gippsland Forestry Hub in Churchill, the group discussed future strategies to support the native
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Norske Skog talks to staff about possible Kawerau mill closure

21 May 2021
Norske Skog, the owner of the Tasman newsprint mill in Kawerau, has begun talks with staff over the mill’s future, following a lengthy review. Unionists have been expressing concern for some months about the mill’s viability, given the declining world demand for newsprint. Sourc
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Opinion: John Stulen – Mill closures call for government intervention or free market

21 May 2021
As workers and their families wake to the news that Norske Skog is now considering closure of their longstanding Kawerau pulp and paper mill, the debate between free markets and Government intervention comes into stark contrast. Or does it? The possible closure of the Kawerau mill com
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Friday analysis: Salvaged timber needed for housing is ready, but transport is not

21 May 2021
A South Australian sawmill’s plight has become the epitome of the turmoil in the industry caused by fires, building supply shortages and the inequity of the Federal Government’s forestry transport assistance scheme. Morgan Sawmill, which employs 75 people in Jamestown north of Adelaid
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