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CSIRO adds up the cost to forests of the Black Summer bushfires

17 February 2021
Australia’s 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires severely impacted hundreds of plant species. While the prospects of recovery for most appear to be good, some species remain vulnerable, according to research published by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and the Centre for Austr
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NZ pumps $1b into development projects including forestry

17 February 2021
A significant milestone in support to the regions has been passed with more than one billion dollars pumped into economic development projects to back local jobs and businesses in New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Economic and Regional Development Minister Stuart Nash says the Provincial
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Monitoring of red needle cast infection from the skies

17 February 2021
Researchers funded by the Forest Growers Research, the Forest Growers Levy Trust and Strategic Science Investment Fund have developed a method to monitor red needle cast from satellite imagery. Source: Timberbiz Their goal was to produce maps that accurately showed areas of possible r
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OFO community grants program for Limestone Coast

17 February 2021
A total of $50,000 in project funding through the OneFortyOne Community Grants Program is available for local not-for-profit groups with community focussed ideas in need of a budget boost. Source: Timberbiz The grants program, through a continuing partnership with Stand Like Stone, is
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Independent advisory panel to review Wildlife Act in Victoria

17 February 2021
An independent expert advisory panel will lead a review of the key Act that protects and manages Victoria’s unique wildlife. Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio has announced the most comprehensive review of the Wildlife Act since its introduction
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Another Incident Notification with WorkSafe about Bob Brown Foundation

17 February 2021
Forest & Wood Communities Australia has lodged an Incident Notification with WorkSafe Tasmania following the protest action at the Artec Mill on Friday. It is the second time this month FWCA has formally requested prosecutions of the Bob Brown Foundation by the work safety regulat
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Conventional mulcher for medium-heavy applications

15 February 2021
  Prinoth has been producing versions of its mulchers for 30 years. Its M650m mulcher for medium-heavy forestry service is a familiar, well-established machine and its latest iteration includes fluid coupling. Source: Timberbiz The newly developed M650m Turbo now offers even grea
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New bioproduct mill largest investment ever by Finnish forest industry

15 February 2021
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, will build a new bioproduct mill in Kemi, Finland. The value of the investment is EUR 1.6 billion and it is the largest investment ever made by the Finnish forest industry in Finland. Source: Timberbiz The construction phase will take approximately tw
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Russian law to ban export of softwood, China to feel the pain

15 February 2021
Russia exported 15 million m3 of logs in 2020, which accounted for almost 12% of globally traded roundwood. Much of this trade may come to a halt next year when a new law proposed by Russia’s president will ban the exportation of softwood logs and high-value hardwood logs as of Januar
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First tree-root-mircobiome model to be developed by Scion

15 February 2021
Scion researchers have started a new program to develop the first ever tree-root-microbiome model. Collaborators in this program include Lincoln University (New Zealand), University of Western Sydney (Australia), Woodwell Climate Research Center (USA) and Wright State University (USA)
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