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Bushfire research on forest soils not indicative of harvesting

29 January 2019
Australian scientists have discovered that forest soils need up to eight decades to recover from bushfires and logging, not just 10 or 15 years. Their findings could change the way forests are managed, with implications on climate change and forest sustainability. Source: ABC News Sci
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Southern Wood Council Awards open for nominations

29 January 2019
The New Zealand Southern Wood Council Awards program for 2019 has been announced. The program is run in conjunction with Competenz and the event will be hosted at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Forest managers, forestry contractors, transport opera
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AFPA submits comment for next Federal Budget

29 January 2019
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the opportunity to submit comment on important forest industries proposals for the 2019-20 Federal Budget. The forest, wood and paper products industry supports up to 120,000 direct jobs across the full industry value chai
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KIPT submits revised EIS for Kangaroo Island seaport

29 January 2019
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers (KPT) has announced that it has submitted the revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Kangaroo Island Seaport. KIPT says the new EIS has been modified to address all government department and agency comments and suggestions, received fol
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Softwood log export stability still key strategic issue

29 January 2019
Australia’s exports of softwood logs declined 5.0% over the year-ended November 2018, totalling 4.213 million m3. Year-end exports were just 0.1% lower than in October, indicating the trade is increasingly stable. Considered from a strategic perspective, the exports remain significant
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IFA and AFG merger to create a body with more punch

29 January 2019
The Institute of Foresters of Australia has voted overwhelmingly to merge with Australian Forest Growers, creating a body with potentially more punch in the forest industry. More than 90% of IFA voters supported the merger, at an extraordinary general meeting last week. The AFG had al
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Tree Farm Token mahogany project for Dominican Republic

24 January 2019
Dominican company Tree Farm Token has launched an international investment project to develop, manage and commercialize a plantation of 2,600,000 mahogany trees on a 2000-hectare site in the Dominican Republic. Source: Timberbiz Currently on its initial fundraising phase, the Tree Far
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New resource for tropical timber buyers in the EU

24 January 2019
Timber buyers can visit a new resource to learn about the business benefits of trading in FLEGT-licensed timber and the social, environmental and economic benefits that such trade brings to producer countries. The EU FLEGT Facility created the page to inform traders, specifiers, archi
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Metsa Board and Stora Enso both A-listers for sustainability

24 January 2019
Metsä Board has again been highlighted as a global leader in corporate sustainability by CDP, a non-profit global environmental disclosure platform, by achieving a place on the CDP A List for both climate change and water security. This is the fourth consecutive year that the company
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Olympic keynote speaker for FTMA conference

24 January 2019
The Frame & Truss Manufacturers Association of Australia (FTMA) has announced that they have locked in soldier-turned-sporting superstar, Curtis McGrath as the key note speaker for the 2019 FTMA Australia National Conference. FTMA Australia made the decision to include a key note
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