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Gippsland hardwood processors vow to continue operating

15 January 2024
  Several Gippsland hardwood timber processors have vowed to continue operating despite being barred from access to the region’s native forest. Source: Philip Hopkins LaTrobe Valley Express The chief executive of the Victorian Forest Products Association, Deb Kerr, said the start
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Norske Skog invests in young new corporates

12 January 2024
Norske Skog is expanding its corporate management with VP Corporate Finance, Even Lund, and SVP General Counsel, Einar Blaauw. Tord Steinset Torvund (33) has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Source: Timberbiz Despite his young age, Mr Torvund has solid experien
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World’s oldest forest is in Cairo – New York

12 January 2024
Forget the Amazon; forget India’s forests with their living bridges; even forget the remote Malaysian rainforest with one of the world’s tallest trees. The world’s oldest forest is in Cairo. No, not Cairo the capital of Egypt – Cairo, the small town in upstate New York. So
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Huge glasshouse to raise 19 million trees a year

12 January 2024
A new glasshouse that’s almost as big as two football pitches and capable of producing up to 19 million trees a year for planting out into the forests of the future, will soon be built at a nursery in Scotland. Source: Timberbiz Forestry & Land Scotland’s (FLS) Newton Nursery is s
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OFO community grants program supports local organisations easily

12 January 2024
The community grants program launched by OneFortyOne in July 2021 supports grassroot community organisations in New Zealand. Since its inception, OneFortyOne has been dedicated to the local communities that form the backbone of its operations. At the core of this commitment lies its G
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Game of Thrones wasp to keep beetles under control

12 January 2024
After more than 10 years of research, a new biocontrol tool has been released to help combat a beetle destroying valuable Eucalypt plantation forests in New Zealand, highlighting that the solutions can often be found in nature. Source: Timberbiz Forestry and wood products contributed
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Continued investments to fight potential fires in Green Triangle

12 January 2024
The Green Triangle’s timber plantation companies continue to invest in additional aerial fire-fighting capacity in the region to protect its plantation estate, the broader community and the natural environment this fire season. Source: Timberbiz The Green Triangle Fire Alliance (GTFA)
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Commonsense has prevailed with Federal Court decision

12 January 2024
Forestry Australia President Dr Michelle Freeman has welcomed the Federal Court’s Decision to uphold a Regional Forest Agreement in New South Wales as did Forest and Wood Communities Australia (FWCA) and the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA). Source: Timberbiz “Commonsense
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Federal Court confirms NSW RFA requirements were met

12 January 2024
Australia’s forestry and timber industry breathed a collective sigh of relief after the decision of the Australian Federal Court to reject a challenge to the validity of the Intergovernmental North East Regional Forestry Agreement (NERFA). The Court examined the agreements that were m
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Opinion: Jack Bradshaw – Australia’s commitment to “greening construction” is a meaningless pledge

12 January 2024
Australia, along with 16 other countries, has committed to the “Initiative for Greening Construction with Sustainable Wood” at COP28 in Dubai. The pledge is that: “Recognising that wood from sustainably managed forests provides climate solutions within the construction sector, we comm
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