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No logging in Heritage area without UNESCO ok

10 September 2015
Tasmania has given top-level assurances to the Abbott government that it won’t log inside its Wilderness World Heritage Area without agreement from UNESCO. Source: The Australian The state government has vowed to pursue harvesting of certain species of trees inside parts of the 1.58 m
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Forestry training facility for Tas

10 September 2015
A new forestry training facility in northern Tasmania is aimed at upskilling workers as the industry aims to increase production in coming years. Source: ABC News The facility, under construction at Invermay, is set to open in Launceston in November and has been designed by the indust
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Forestry Tasmania donates trees

10 September 2015
Schools across Tasmania have again benefited from trees donated by Forestry Tasmania (FT), grown by its nursery for National Tree Day. Source: Timberbiz, Forestry Tasmania National Tree Day is supported throughout Australia by Planet Ark. The Assistant Manager of FT Perth nursery, Car
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Richard Stanton Memorial Awards

10 September 2015
Australia’s forestry industry will pay tribute to a man who devoted his life to sustainable forest management in Australia and internationally. Source: Timberbiz The inaugural Richard Stanton Memorial Award for Excellence will be presented at a dinner organised by Australian Forestry
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Ag forestry machinery industry report

03 September 2015
The latest report on agricultural and forestry machinery industry 2015 market has been released with growth, trends, insights, analysis and research dissected in new research. Source: Whatech The report, titled Agricultural And Forestry Machinery Market Research 2015, presents a compr
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3 trillion trees in the world

03 September 2015
There are a lot of trees to hug on planet Earth, if you are so inclined. In fact new research has estimated there are currently 3 trillion all up, significantly more than previously thought. Source: Sydney Morning Herald But despite the seemingly high numbers, researchers behind the n
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Correction Australasian Timber August

03 September 2015
There was an omission of a word in the FWPA-featured article (page 12 Australasian Timber, August edition) last paragraph… “the EPD for 1m3 of Australian sawn kiln-dried and planed softwood shows that it stores 900 kg of carbon. It is actually 900kg of carbon dioxide.
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Conservation groups tour for Minister Speakman

03 September 2015
Conservation groups have called on NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman to intervene and stop logging core koala habitat in state forests near Casino. Source: Echonet Representatives of the North Coast Environment Council (NCEC), the North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) and Nambucca Va
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NZ commodity prices fall again

03 September 2015
New Zealand commodity prices have fallen for a fifth straight month, led by a decline in dairy prices to their lowest level in 11 years. The ANZ Commodity Price Index slid 5.2% in August, following a 5.5% decline in July. The index is 23.5% below year earlier levels. Prices also fell
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TFS announces $113m profit

03 September 2015
Tropical Forestry Services (TFS), one of Australia’s largest forestry companies, has announced a full year after-tax profit of $113 million, courtesy of the falling currency. Source: ABC Rural TFS owns a number of Indian sandalwood plantations in the Northern Territory, Ord Vall
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