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Softwood supply in UK catches up with demand but hits other snags

29 October 2021
More than seven million m3 of timber and panel products were imported by the UK between January and July 2021, according to the latest Timber Trade Federation (TTF) Market Statement. Source: Timberbiz This is nearly two million m3 above the same period in 2020, and half a million m3 a
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Clearly explaining the benefits of clearcutting

29 October 2021
Abigail Ridge, an intern at the North Carolina Forestry Association (NCFA) recently developed a creative way to answer the question about whether clearcutting is bad for wildlife. Source: Timberbiz Ms Ridge did this through a piece of engaging and informative artwork. Working with art
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Time for Timber is the call from global forestry and timber industries

29 October 2021
Global forest and timber industries are calling on politicians and policy makers in a new manifesto to urgently support the scaling up of wood use. The manifesto, ‘Growing our low-carbon future: Time for Timber’, sets out the case for how the world can make greater use of sustainable
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Communications campaign launch from Timber Framing Collective

29 October 2021
The Timber Framing Collective has launched its first communications campaign – Supply and Demand, which seeks to shift the narrative to a demand challenge rather than a supply issue. Source: Timberbiz The campaign is designed to help any stakeholder within the supply chain understand
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Eden-Monaro MP calls PM on timber shortage and supply

29 October 2021
Eden-Monaro MP Kristy McBain has called upon Prime Minister Scott Morrison to do more about the timber shortage and supply. Source: Tumut & Adelong Times Speaking in Federal Parliament she mentioned the devastating effect the shortage would have on the likes of Tumut and Tumbarumb
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Risks of a bidding war for ag land if Morrison plan for carbon farming ensues

29 October 2021
Rural Liberal MPs have told Scott Morrison to ban companies from buying agricultural land purely for turning it into a carbon sink, warning that farmers risked being outbid by fossil fuel giants seeking to offset their emissions. Source: The Australian As the Prime Minister headed ove
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ABARES report shows decline in plantation areas

29 October 2021
An ABARES report shows a steep decline in plantation areas, but new trees are needed to tackle climate change and meet structural timber demand, according to the Victorian Forest Products Association. Source: Timberbiz The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (ABARES)
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CFMEU escalates its campaign against Victorian Labor plan

29 October 2021
The timber workers union, CFMEU Manufacturing, has escalated its campaign against the Victorian Government’s plan to shut down the State’s native forest industry. Michael O’Connor, National Secretary, CFMEU Manufacturing said the Victorian plan needs to be scrapped, and workers and co
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Opinion: Michael O’Connor – Labor’s poverty plan for timber workers

29 October 2021
Federal Labor’s blue-collar voter pitch is undermined by the Victorian Government’s poverty plan for timber workers. With a renewed global and national focus on transitioning emissions intensive industries to assist in meeting ambitious climate targets, Federal Labor will need to demo
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Friday analysis: another Greens publicity stunt another time waster for Tas parliament

29 October 2021
Why do the Greens do it? Why do they even bother? Why do they waste so much valuable time on little more than pointless publicity stunts? It’s probably because they can. This week it was a Bill the Greens leader in Tasmania Cassy O’Connor introduced the Forest Management Amendment (Mi
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