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Despite rising bushfire threat — build safely with wood

13 November 2018
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) expects to reach about 2.5 million people with its current campaign, which targets consumers in Bushfire-Prone Areas (BPAs) to improve their product knowledge and understanding of building safely with wood. Source: Timberbiz Designing to ‘buil
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Richard Stanton Award for Excellence goes to Hyne Timber

13 November 2018
A world-first building information modelling program used by Hyne Timber on their glue laminated timber (GLT) range for the design and construction industry has won the coveted Richard Stanton Award for Excellence in 2018. Source: Timberbiz The award and trophy recognises the life of
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Kauri exports swamped by Supreme Court decision

13 November 2018
New Zealand’s Supreme Court has ruled it is unlawful to export slabs of kauri as tabletops. For years, the Ministry for Primary Industries has allowed the controversial exports, maintaining they met the definition of finished or manufactured objects set out in the Forests Act. Source:
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Women’s Leadership Development Scholarships

13 November 2018
Building on the developmental momentum achieved during #100daysforchange, Women & Leadership Australia is administering a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across Australia’s forestry sector. Source: Timberbiz The initiative is providing women with g
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NZ forestry minister addresses AFPA

13 November 2018
New Zealand’s Minister of Forestry, Hon Shane Jones addressed an Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) dinner in Canberra recently via video-link from New Zealand, where he discussed his own country’s target to plant one billion new trees, similar to Australia’s goal. Source:
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FSC forest certification standard made for Australia

13 November 2018
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has developed a new forest certification standard specifically for Australia to support the sustainable management of forests across the country. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz FSC Australia’s National Forest Stewardship Standard joins the ex
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UK Government to prioritise the timber industry post Brexit

08 November 2018
During a Westminster Hall debate on leaving the EU, UK’s Environment Minister David Rutley MP committed to “strengthening the timber trade” during a parliamentary debate on the implications of Brexit on the timber industry. Source: Timberbiz Describing the industry as a “real priority
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Congos and Indonesia to preserve and manage peatlands

08 November 2018
Environment ministers responsible for three peatland-rich countries in the tropics said they would work to preserve and manage peatlands sustainably in their respective nations. Source: Timberbiz Representatives of Governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, an
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Partnership signed between Vietnam’s VNGO and FLEGT

08 November 2018
The network of Vietnamese Non-governmental Organisations on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (VNGO-FLEGT) has welcomed the official signing by Vietnam and the European Union (EU) of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA). Source: Timberbiz The official signing of the
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Newly appointed Responsible Wood directors talk certification

08 November 2018
Fresh from their appointment to the board, Patrizia Torelli and Willie van Niekerk discuss the Responsible Wood certification scheme now and into the future. Source: Timberbiz New director Patrizia Torelli, who as CEO of the Australasian Furnishing Association (AFA) has been an energe
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