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Forests failed to curb climate change in 2023

31 July 2024
Forests and other land ecosystems failed to curb climate change in 2023 as intense drought in the Amazon rainforest and record wildfires in Canada hampered their natural ability to absorb carbon dioxide, according to a study presented on Monday. Source: Reuters That means a record amo
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Russia uses wooden drones for defence

31 July 2024
Russian forces have begun using wooden drones made from plywood and styrofoam to locate Ukrainian air defence systems. Source: msn According to Tech these unconventional unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been spotted over Ukrainian territory in recent weeks, with Ukrainian forces e
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FSC disassociates itself from Vinda Group

31 July 2024
FSC is terminating the Trademark License Agreement (TLA) of the eight certificate holders belonging to the Vinda group through a mutually agreed termination agreement. Hence, the Vinda group can no longer be associated with FSC because it was recently acquired by the Royal Golden Eagl
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Forestry Corp breaches are old news

31 July 2024
Recent media reports have highlighted regulatory actions against Forestry Corporation. Most of the alleged breaches mentioned in these articles occurred around four years ago. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Corporation takes its environmental responsibility in managing native forests very
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NZ and Australian ministers meet for climate change objectives

31 July 2024
  New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts met in Brisbane with their Australian counterparts, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen. Source: Timberbiz Ministers discussed joint action to meet our climate comm
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Finalists in the John Deere Technician of the Year Awards

31 July 2024
A former camel dairy farmer, an avid motorcyclist obsessed with the colour pink, and a collector of John Deere equipment scale models are just some of the 24 Australian finalists in this year’s 2024 John Deere Technician of the Year Awards. Source: Timberbiz The Awards program, establ
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Securing jobs in renewable Tasmanian forestry

31 July 2024
The Tasmanian Liberal Government is strongly supporting Tasmanian forestry jobs by streamlining processes and cutting red tape. Source: Timberbiz Minister for Business, Industry and Resources, Eric Abetz, said the passage of the Forestry (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill 2023 in the Hous
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Scrap the flawed biosecurity protection levy bill Julie Collins

31 July 2024
The Tasmanian Government welcomes the appointment of Minister Julie Collins to the portfolio of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Minister Collins now holds the pen on some of the most critically important industries to Tasmania’s economic prosperity. Source: Timberbiz Tasmania’s a
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AFCA says new forestry minister knows the importance of forestry

31 July 2024
The Australian Forest Contractors Association has congratulated Julie Collins and Senator Anthony Chisholm on their appointments as Minister and Assistant Minister respectively for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio. Source: Timberbiz AFCA also thanks Senator Murray Wat
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Leading the charge to expand carbon credits to native forests

31 July 2024
Forestry Australia is leading an Australian initiative to expand Australia’s carbon credits across all native forest tenures, including State forests, private native forests, forests managed by Traditional Owners, national parks and conservation reserves. Source: Timberbiz The Forestr
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