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Friday analysis: Pro native forestry WA’s abrupt about-turn

10 September 2021
The WA Government’s decision this week to shut down the state’s native timber industry came as a rude shock to the entire industry. The decision was seemingly made with no industry consultation and was crudely delivered to say the least. One mill operator with 60 years’ experience in
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Snap decision to end WA native forestry done without consultation

09 September 2021
WA’s forestry industry has been blindsided by the State Government’s sudden decision to end the native forestry sector by 2024. The announcement came yesterday morning with no industry consultation, leaving businesses, employees and regional communities shocked. Source: Timberbiz The
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IFA/AFG says WA native forestry ban lacks scientific backing

09 September 2021
WA’s native forestry ban has been made in the absence of public consultation and is not backed up by science or long-term thinking. Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers vice president Dr Michelle Freeman said that while the association welcomed the Governm
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WA mill operator learns native forestry decision on Facebook

09 September 2021
Mill operator Noel Holdsworth said he was blindsided after learning of the decision from a friend who read it on Facebook. Source: ABC News “We are not very impressed because there was no notification … it all came out on Facebook, but we didn’t know anything, somebo
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VFPA says WA forestry ban short sighted and poorly planned

09 September 2021
The West Australian Government’s announcement that it will cease native forestry from 2024 has been called short-sighted and irresponsible. Source: Timberbiz “We need to ensure, not dismantle, sovereign capability,” Victorian Forest Products Association CEO Deb Kerr said. “Timber dema
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FWCA says WA native forestry decision ignores climate change advice

09 September 2021
The shock announcement by the Western Australia Labor Government to end native timber harvesting in the state in just two years shows complete lack of understanding of forestry. Forest & Wood Communities Australia said today it was unfathomable how any government can ignore Interg
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WA Opposition condemns Labor’s native forestry decision

09 September 2021
The WA Opposition has condemned Labor’s decision to put an end to the native forestry industry with no consultation and no care for the jobs and communities the sector supports. Opposition Leader Mia Davies said this was a direct attack on an industry that was sustainably managed with
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State of the World’s Trees report shows 30% at risk of extinction

08 September 2021
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) has published a State of the World’s Trees report. The report, compiling work led by the Global Tree Assessment (GTA), is the culmination of five years of research to identify major gaps in tree conservation efforts. It is one of the f
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Planet and Google collaborate in high resolution forest basemaps

08 September 2021
To enable greater impact from the NICFI Satellite Data Program, Planet has teamed up with Google to make high-resolution, tropical forest Basemaps available within the Earth Engine platform. This brings the power of Google’s cloud to the entire NICFI community to run analysis at regio
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Long-range drone Avy Aera tested to fight fires in Holland

08 September 2021
The go-ahead was given for the test phases 2 and 3 to detect wildfires with the Avy Aera long-range drone . The Veluwe Forest Fire Committee (VBC) and Avy are jointly investigating the use of drones for the early detection of wildfires. Using artificial intelligence to find such fires
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