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Free building concepts offer more options with wood

26 July 2023
Stora Enso has launched new and updated building concepts with major industry partners, to offer more versatile and sustainable options for building with wood. Source: Timberbiz “Our building concepts demonstrate best-performing combinations of the Sylva by Stora Enso range of prefabr
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CLT expansion designed for Ukraine hospital

26 July 2023
Japanese studio Shigeru Ban Architects and studio AMBK have designed a cross-laminated timber expansion for Ukraine’s largest hospital, which is located in Lviv. Sources: Euromaidan Press, Dezeen Designed to increase hospital capacity in the country, the surgical centre was anno
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Russian wood and timber production in recovery mode

26 July 2023
It has been more than a year since Europe completely banned the import of Russian timber, plywood and other products. Source: Panels & Furniture Asia During this year, the output and sales of wood and wood products in Russia have declined, and the output of plywood has become the
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Safe havens for animals after the bushfires

26 July 2023
With a huge number of wildfires overseas and Australia’s own bushfire season looming a wildlife ecologist and her innovative start-up, ReHabitat, are developing biodegradable shelters to safeguard ground-dwelling species against future bushfire seasons. Source: Timberbiz Wildlife ecol
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Scion researchers speed up to stop myrtle rust

26 July 2023
With fears mounting that species endemic to New Zealand could be wiped out by the fungal disease, researchers are urgently developing best practice methods for propagating plants from cuttings in the first stage of a long-term resistance breeding program. Source: Timberbiz Scion fores
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National Tree Day this Friday and Sunday

26 July 2023
Planet Ark’s National Tree Day started in 1996 and has grown into Australia’s largest community tree planting and nature care event. It’s a call to action for all Australians to get their hands dirty and give back to the community. Source: Timberbiz In 2023, Schools
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New chief of WPMA NZ has a vision for the future

26 July 2023
This week Mark Ross started a new position as Chief Executive of the Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association (WPMA) of New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz WPMA represents more than 65 companies involved in the wider wood products industry, with a vision where wood processing and manu
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Next steps taken to put Trees on Farms

26 July 2023
The next steps on the Trees on Farm initiative instigated by the State Government have been taken following a seminar with key stakeholders. About 50 stakeholders, including industry leaders and farmers, gathered in Mount Gambier to discuss and learn more about the initiative. Source:
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Tasmanian Labor promoting Tas first timber policy

26 July 2023
State Labor says a Tasmanian first timber policy needs to be established to prevent Tasmanian-grown logs travelling across the Bass Strait to be milled in Victoria. Source: The Examiner The Tasmanian forestry industry has expressed alarm over past months after the Victorian Government
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Labor Enviro action group report pushes for public plantations

26 July 2023
More than 300 Labor branches have backed a push by the party’s environmental arm for the Albanese government to fund an expanded, publicly owned plantation industry to ensure the country gets the timber it needs and end native forest logging. Source: The Guardian A report by the Labor
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