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NZ forestry education attracts internationals

27 August 2015
There has been a growth of 67% in the number of Indian students going to study in New Zealand. Source: Hindustani Times Also, instead of opting for traditional management and IT courses, they prefer to major in what New Zealand is famous for – agriculture and forestry. As per 20
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Illegal logging sessions

27 August 2015
Throughout September 2015, officers from the Department of Agriculture’s Targeting and Enforcement and Forestry branches will be visiting key capital cities to hold free information sessions on Australia’s illegal logging laws. Source: Timberbiz The illegal logging session
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Government defends NZ forestry standards

27 August 2015
New Zealand MP Stuart Smith has rubbished claims a proposed new forestry standard that will permit more forestry in Marlborough is shaped by pressure from forestry companies. Source: Stuff.co.nz Mr Smith said the proposed National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry was a f
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Solomon Islands audits planned

27 August 2015
The export market for sawn timber from Solomons’ community operators is continuing to grow but consumers’ are increasingly demanding that it is sourced from legally and sustainably managed forests. Source: Radio New Zealand The New Zealand Imported Tropical Timber Group ha
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Auto grading and lifting of seedlings

27 August 2015
A University of Waikato graduate student has devised a system that looks set to enhance forestry planting processes. Source: Timberbiz Ben McGuinness is studying his PhD in mechanical engineering in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Originally from Gisborne, Mr McGuinness says h
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FRAME program focus is on prefab timber and engineered wood

27 August 2015
The FRAME Australia 2016 Conference and Exhibition, now in its 18th year, will be held on 23 May at Park Hyatt Melbourne with the theme “Building construction with prefabricated timber and engineered wood”. Source: Timberbiz “The 2016 event will be the largest ever held with mor
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Government may buy time for Leadbeaters

27 August 2015
In a highly sensitive move, the Victorian Government is considering a plan that could buy the logging industry out of a forest to save the state’s faunal emblem, the Leadbeater’s possum. Source: ABC News The Leadbeater’s possum is one of the most critically endangere
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Cardiff-sized woodland needed

20 August 2015
Woodland bigger than the size of Cardiff needs to be re-planted in Wales to make up for commercial forestry lost over the past 15 years, industry experts have warned. Source: BBC News They believe ministers are placing too much emphasis on the environment at the expense of trees grown
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Which country has the most trees

20 August 2015
Want to know which are the world’s most tree-filled nations? The map shows those countries with the highest percentage of forest area, according to World Bank Open Data. Source: Telegraph UK Unsurprisingly, the tropical lands of South America, the Caribbean, Africa, south-east A
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Solomon Island sustainable legal logging

20 August 2015
There are hopes that an independent organisation can be set up to ensure timber production in Solomon Islands is sustainable and legal. Source: Radio New Zealand The export market for sawn timber from Solomons’ community operators is continuing to grow but consumers’ are i
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