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US National Forest Products Week

21 October 2022
US President Biden issued a Proclamation on National Forest Products Week, 2022, stating: “During National Forest Products Week, we give thanks for the beauty of our forest and the bounty they provide: from the lumber in our homes and the paper we print to the medicines we take, the w
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FSC Asia Pacific Forum in Bangkok

21 October 2022
FSC Asia Pacific will be holding a business forum on 28 November 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. The FSC Asia Pacific Business Forum 2022 is a keystone business event that will serve a number of purposes. Source: Timberbiz The forum: Is an exclusive networking event where FSC-certified sup
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New Forests’ investment buys Green Resources

21 October 2022
New Forests, along with its investment partners British International Investment (BII), Norfund and Finnfund, have signed subscription agreements for their investment in a dedicated African fund, the African Forestry Impact Platform (AFIP), for US$200 million, and announced AFIP’s fir
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Maroondah Council first to supply waste to Maryvale

21 October 2022
Maroondah City Council in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne has been announced as the first council that will supply municipal solid waste to the Maryvale Energy from Waste (EfW) facility to be built in the Latrobe Valley, Vctoria. Source: Timberbiz Jonathan Mayberry, General Manager,
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Key take away from Forestry Aust symposium is collaboration among experts

21 October 2022
Reimagining collaboration among experts from differing fields will be key to Australia’s forests being able to continue to benefit society for generations to come. That’s been one of the key take-outs from day one of Forestry Australia’s National Symposium, which is taking place in Al
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Landmark work to assist governments to tackle growing bushfire threats

21 October 2022
A landmark new body of work has been released to assist governments and private organisations to tackle Australia’s growing bushfire problem and save lives, land and property. Source: Timberbiz Turning the goals of the National Bushfire Management Policy Statement into objectives and
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Bleak future for WA hardwood evident in Draft Forest Management Plan

21 October 2022
Western Australia’s Draft Forest Management Plan offers an uncertain and bleak future for the State’s hardwood sector, according to the Shadow Minister for Forestry Steve Martin. Source: Timberbiz “The released draft is severely lacking in substance and provides very little direction
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Labor declares economic importance of forestry at symposium

21 October 2022
The Federal Government has recommitted its support for the sustainable management of the native timber industry. Speaking at Forestry Australia’s National Symposium in Albury yesterday Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Senator Murray Watt also acknowledged the e
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Opinion: Peter McHugh – Forest Commission plans post Ash Wednesday

21 October 2022
Forty years ago, south-eastern Australia was in the middle of a prolonged drought and facing a perilous bushfire season. A new e-book by retired Victorian forester, Peter McHugh, provides a detailed account of the 1982-83 bushfire season from a new perspective. Source: Australian Rura
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Friday analysis: Fed Labor backs native forestry but can’t influence the states

21 October 2022
It was pleasing to hear the value of the timber industry to the economy applauded by the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Senator Murray Watt this week. In particular, it was pleasing to hear the Senator acknowledge that keeping timber jobs in the regions meant
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