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Valmet to lay-off half of its Russian employees

06 June 2022
Valmet will lay off 50% of its employees in Russia as part of its plan to leave the country. The company has a total of approximately 140 employees in Russia, working primarily in sales, engineering, maintenance and financial administration. Sources: Lesprom, Timberbiz Valmet does not
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Blowering to despatch nine million seedlings

06 June 2022
Forestry Corporation of NSW’s Blowering Nursery is at full production in readiness for the 2022 planting season, with almost five million seedlings inspected to date to ensure they meet the required standard. Source: Timberbiz This is a vital step to ensure trees planted this year can
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NZ’s new partnerships for trees announced on Arbor Day

06 June 2022
New partnerships with international and Kiwi-based environmental organisations reflect the New Zealand Government’s commitment to working with communities to support native afforestation. Source: Timberbiz New Zealand Forestry Minister Stuart Nash announced partnerships with the Trees
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FSC ANZ highlights its work during World Environment Day

06 June 2022
On World Environment Day, FSC ANZ highlighted the need for collective and transformative action on a global scale to celebrate, protect and restore the planet. To achieve the goal of living sustainably and in harmony with nature, we must embrace our tangled interdependence with our en
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World Environment Day underscores forestry’s role improving our global environment

06 June 2022
World Environment Day was celebrated on 5 June, and it is important to understand the critical role that sustainable forestry plays in improving the global environment, storing carbon, and fighting climate change across the world. Source: Timberbiz This year’s World Environment Day th
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Forest biodiversity and wildlife research webinar

06 June 2022
This Wednesday 8 June Forestry Australia will host a webinar featuring Dr Brad Law and Dr Leroy Gonsalves of the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI). Source: Timberbiz Dr Law will provide an overview about the recent koala research by NSW DPI. The research has been multi-facete
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Australian Made with Responsible Wood has new logo and guidelines

06 June 2022
Responsible Wood has released new Brand Guidelines and a Logo Use Toolkit to coincide with ‘Australian Made Week’ which runs from today until Sunday 12 June. Responsible Wood is encouraging consumers to actively seek Responsible Wood-certified products both during the week and into th
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Gippsland’s Darren Chester pressures Albanese to overturn Vic native timber plan

06 June 2022
With the incoming Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, vowing to unite Australians, Gippsland MHR, Darren Chester, has demanded that he start this process by pressuring the Andrews Government to overturn its ridiculous plan to ban native timber harvesting by 2030. Source: Phillip Hopkins
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OPINION – Justin Law: The new battleground

03 June 2022
  Last week, The Age reported on new laws introduced by the Victorian Government which would see tougher penalties for illegal workplace invaders. It was no surprise that the journalist, at a publication which is notorious for its hard line against sustainable forestry, would mak
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NSW Government announces 5-year extension of wood supply agreements

03 June 2022
Timber processors on the flood-affected NSW North Coast have been given certainty to invest in their businesses and equipment, following the NSW Government’s announcement of a five-year extension to existing wood supply agreements. Source: Timberbiz Deputy Premier Paul Toole said the
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