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US blacklists Myanmar Timber Enterprises

14 May 2021
The United States has imposed fresh Myanmar-related sanctions, targeting two state-owned enterprises in the latest in a series of punitive actions following the country’s military coup as Washington said it would take further action. Source: CNBC The US Treasury Department in a statem
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Russia confirms log export ban

14 May 2021
The Russian government is not considering lifting the ban on the export of logs, which will enter into force in 2022, RIA news cited Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev. Source: Lesprom “The government of the Russian Federation has made a decision to gradually increase export duties”,
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Paper bottles in production

14 May 2021
Stora Enso and packaging technology company Pulpex will go into production of eco-friendly paper bottles and containers made from wood fibre pulp. These renewable products will offer an alternative to PET plastics and glass. Source: Timberbiz The joint development agreement is exclusi
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Lobbying against the hazards of carbon forests

14 May 2021
Otago Regional Councillors in New Zealand have resolved to lobby central government regarding concerns about the potential hazards and risks to the environment associated with carbon forests. Source: Timberbiz Following concerns raised by the public, and a site visit, Councillors and
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Federal Court victory but Vic Govt still an obstacle to native forestry

14 May 2021
VicForests successful appeal against restrictions imposed on its operations by the Federal Court last year represented a vindication for all hardworking timber and forestry workers, according to the Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath. Source: Timberbiz “Timber j
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Bunnings to review decision to stop selling VicForests timber

14 May 2021
Bunnings has said it will review its decision to stop selling timber logged by VicForests. Bunnings announced in June last year it would stop selling timber logged by VicForests after a court finding that the state government-owned forestry agency breached conservation laws. Source: T
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Wellington & East Gippsland shires’ native forestry responses at odds

14 May 2021
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has slammed East Gippsland Shire’s response to a report it commissioned showing the planned end of native timber industry would devastate the region’s local economy as being totally inadequate and extremely disappointing. Source: Timberbiz The sp
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Certainty for native forestry as Senate agrees to changes to RFA

14 May 2021
The Senate has agreed to recommended changes to the Regional Forest Agreements framework to give operational certainty that the native forest industry has been seeking. The Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report follows the committee’s inquiry on the privat
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Opinion: Myron Ebell – a radical reversal of policies will dampen wildfires

14 May 2021
The catastrophic wildfires raging up and down the West Coast of the US should force a radical reversal of 30 years of disastrous government policies. Instead, the politicians and environmental pressure groups who gave us these policies are using climate change as a smokescreen to avoi
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Friday analysis: Abundant good news for forestry but environmental lawfare strikes

14 May 2021
What a week it has been for the timber industry both at a local and national level. The good news just seemed to keep on coming. VicForests was vindicated by the Federal Court which determined its forestry operations covered by Regional Forest Agreements provide all the environmental
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