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Partner program to link cities and forests

28 June 2021
Cities4Forests is providing seed funding of up to US$70,000 for European cities to launch seven Partner Forests programs in 2021. These cities are being invited to source tropical hardwood from exemplary community forest conservation enterprises, to be used in prominent city infrastru
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Top 10 countries with increasing forest areas

28 June 2021
More than 47,000 km2 of forest is lost worldwide annually. In fact, 17% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed in the past 50 years. But some countries have recently logged surprising increases in forest space. Source: BBC Science Here are the top nations with the highest net gai
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Komatsu Forest factory has largest solar park in Sweden

28 June 2021
Long-term sustainability was a focus area for Komatsu Forest as it builds its new factory outside Umeå, in Sweden. An important piece of the puzzle was a 19000m2 solar park on the roof of the factory, which will contribute to carbon neutral production. Source: Timberbiz Komatsu Forest
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Education campaign to show risks of illegal engine remapping

28 June 2021
A new NHVR education campaign will highlight the health and safety risks caused by illegal engine remapping. The campaign will focus on educating the heavy vehicle industry and public on the harmful effects that engine remapping can have on heavy vehicle drivers and logistics workers,
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Good growth ahead for ArborGen seedlings

28 June 2021
Strong momentum and supportive tail winds” have created an optimistic outlook for the New Zealand operation of a global genetics seedling company. United States-headquartered ArborGen is the largest supplier of tree seedlings in the world, selling 400million a year worldwide. So
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Carbon farming with pine to regenerate native forest in doubt

28 June 2021
A carbon farming business has bought swaths of New Zealand and planted it in pine trees, promising it would one day regenerate into native forest but researchers who have studied the concept doubt it will work. Source: Stuff NZ New Zealand Carbon Farming (NZCF) has quickly grown to be
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Prize winning project by UQ students for timber bridges

28 June 2021
Timber building materials produced from sustainably grown local plantations and the benefits this brings to reducing carbon output are the thrusts of a prize-winning project by two University of Queensland civil engineering students. Source: Timberbiz Duncan Hossy and William Webster
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FPC gives WA a good RAP

28 June 2021
In 2020 the FPC launched its first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) ‘Reflect’. A Reflect RAP clearly sets out the steps that organisations should take to prepare for reconciliation initiatives in successive RAPs. Source: Timberbiz The FPC is now officially launching the next stage – ‘
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SA government fund to increase structural timber supply

28 June 2021
The South Australian Government has announced a $2 million fund to increase the supply of structural timber for local homebuilders. Strong demand for timber as a result of HomeBuilder has created a supply shortage, exacerbated by last year’s bushfires, resulting in delivery delays of
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New regs could deregister charities that break the law

28 June 2021
New regulations have been introduced which will expand the types of offences for which charities could be deregistered. The new regulations will empower the Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not for profits Commission (ACNC) to investigate charities engaging in or promoting
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