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FSC finds volume mismatch and potential false claims in Asian pellet deals

13 December 2021
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Assurance Services International (ASI) have found issues of volume mismatch and potential false claims in some transactions of FSC-certified wood pellets in East Asian countries. Source: Timberbiz Selected certificate holders in Asia were requi
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Schoolboy sees the wood and sells it as trees

13 December 2021
Schoolboy Noah Last has been crafting and selling his wooden trees in Suffolk UK. This young entrepreneur is lighting up his village with his homemade Christmas trees as he carves out a future as a millionaire. Source: iNews Nine-year-old Noah Last is a boy who saw the wood and starte
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Every Welsh household to plant a free tree

13 December 2021
Some will plant a modest fruit tree in their small back garden while those with more space might plump for a sapling that will, hopefully, grow into a mighty oak. Source: The Guardian Over the next year or so every household in Wales in the UK is to be offered a free tree to plant as
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Wood Market gets a new edge

13 December 2021
Upgrades to Wood Market Edge online will put even more analytical tools in the hands of Australia and New Zealand’s forestry and wood products industry. Source: IndustryEdge Client feedback since Wood Market Edge online was launched in April 2020 focussed on three main areas: Global l
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Funding sourced for Scion to transform tree phenotyping

13 December 2021
Scientists from New Zealand’s Tauranga’s PlantTech Research Institute are celebrating their involvement in two successful funding bids to the Ministry for Business, Innovation & Employment’s (MBIE) Endeavour Fund, Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest contestable research fund. Source: T
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Third time lucky for WoodTECH event

13 December 2021
In fact, all going to plan, it will be three years since sawmillers and saw-doctors’ last met up outside of their mill environment. Covid 19 torpedoed the WoodTECH event planned to run in New Zealand in September of this year along with every other event across the region. Source: Tim
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Scholarship allows for a family’s first female forester

13 December 2021
A Gisborne student has won an NZ$32,000 scholarship to pursue her dream of becoming the first female forester in her family. Source: Gisborne Herald “I have always been passionate about the environment but you don’t see a lot of female participation in this industry. That’s why I want
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Forestry should be part of gov’t modern manufacturing strategy

13 December 2021
The Federal Government’s move to bring forward local manufacturing project funding amid concerns around supply chain disruption is welcomed but it again highlights why forest industries should be included as part of the Government’s Modern Manufacturing Strategy (MMS), according to th
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Responsible Wood announces community grant recipients

13 December 2021
Five community groups have been awarded grants from Responsible Wood through their 2021/22 Community Grants Program. Responsible Wood Community Grants are awarded for collaborative community-based projects, activities or events that connect communities to Responsible Wood certified fo
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High Court rejects Appeal by Friends of Leadbeaters

13 December 2021
The High Court has refused the Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum request to appeal to the High Court in their case against VicForests. In the decision on Friday the High Court ruled that it did not find any fault with the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision. Source: Timberbiz The Friends
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