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LIGNA to change dates for the future

11 December 2023
LIGNA will abandon its usual event period and from 2027 onwards it will be held in odd numbered years but away from the public holiday in Hanover, Germany. Source: Timberbiz LIGNA 2027 will be held in Hanover from Monday, 10 May to Friday 14 May, and LIGNA 2029 from Monday 14 May 14 t
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Intensive work to make high quality birch seeds

11 December 2023
After several years of intensive work to produce high-quality birch seeds, Södra has now harvested a large amount of birch seeds in its greenhouse orchard in Falkenberg. The seeds will be used to breed improved birch seedlings with favourable traits, which will promote the growth and
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Potential for development of new gen Tas timber flooring

11 December 2023
Kuluni Millaniyage has always admired nature in a physical and literary sense. Born and raised in Sri Lanka, her parents instilled their love of wildlife and the environment in her. It was this connection which drew her to a career in research in the forest products sector. Source: Ti
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Recloaking NZ presented at COP28

11 December 2023
Recloaking Papatūānuku was officially presented by Pure Advantage and WWF-New Zealand to a global audience at COP28 in Dubai as a New Zealand initiative developed to help counter the climate and biodiversity crisis. Source: Timberbiz The initiative was commended by the international a
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NSW crackdown on dodgy builders

11 December 2023
The NSW Government has announced a major increase in the powers and resources of the NSW Building Commission to deliver quality homes for people in NSW, cracking down on poor practices in the building sector and boosting enforcement powers. Source: Timberbiz While the NSW Government i
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New industry survey highlights increase in female executives

11 December 2023
Forest & Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has released its Gender and Diversity Survey results for FY2023. For the fourth year running, companies in the forest grower and timber processing sector completed a voluntary Gender and Diversity Survey, which is part of an ongoing industry
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State government to fund skills gap shortages in Mount Gambier

11 December 2023
A South Australian state government-funded initiative will support the Limestone Coast timber and forestry sectors to address current skill gap shortages and develop the ‘workforce of the future’. Source: Australian & Regional News The Mount Gambier Skills Centre will have a speci
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Interactive ArcGIS Story Map for Green Triangle

11 December 2023
OneFortyOne has published an interactive ArcGIS Story Map that highlights the native conservation values the business protects within its Green Triangle plantation forests. Source: Timberbiz OneFortyOne uses Geospatial Imagery Systems (GIS) to ensure that extensive, accurate, and reli
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Preventing illegally logged wood trade to Australia

11 December 2023
Australia will take a major step towards preventing the trade of illegally logged wood, with work to expand the world’s largest timber database following the latest Forestry Ministers’ meeting. Source: Timberbiz As a part of the Albanese Government’s Improving Australia’s illega
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Friday analysis: COP28 good for timber, but we don’t have enough anymore

08 December 2023
A commitment at COP28 by the Federal Government, and 16 other countries, to increase the use of timber in the built environment by 2030 is, on face value, a very good result. Timber, as has been pointed out again and again, from sustainably managed forests provides climate solutions w
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