A Victorian election is in the trees
08 March 2018
The Andrews government has spent years investigating claims of unlawful logging against its state-owned timber company without enforcing any penalties. Source: The Age Documents reveal Victoria’s environment department is currently probing 27 alleged forest breaches against VicF
Continue Reading →Friends of the Leadbeater’s Possum v VicForests
08 March 2018
VicForests is pleased that the Federal Court has rejected the argument brought against it by the Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum (FLBP). The Court found that VicForests was not affected by government delays in reviewing the Central Highlands Regional Forest Agreement (RFA). Sources: Ti
Continue Reading →PNG government cancelling defective leases
01 March 2018
Papua New Guinea’s Forestry Minister says the government is cancelling defective Special Agriculture Business Leases (SABL) as relevant departments work their way through the legalities of the process. Source: Radio New Zealand Under the SABL system, about 12% of the countryR
Continue Reading →Tokyo 2020 confirms rainforest wood use
01 March 2018
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee has confirmed that 87% of the plywood panels used to build its new national stadium come from southeast Asian rainforests. Source: Climate Change News But the timber cannot be traced back to its original source under the committees’s certif
Continue Reading →Split in Berjiklian Government over environmental issues
01 March 2018
A recent visit to Bellingen by Greens MLC Dawn Walker and former Federal leader Christine Milne comes amid revelations of a split within the Berejiklian Government over environmental policy. Source: Coffs Coast Advocate Reports in The Australian suggest Environment Minister Gabrielle
Continue Reading →Leadbeater’s review completed in September
01 March 2018
A review into the status of Victoria’s critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum will be completed in September, potentially clearing the way for increased logging in the central highlands just two months before a state election. Source: The Age The decision threatens to wedge Labor a
Continue Reading →Survey says farming, forestry and fishing not positively viewed
01 March 2018
Farming’s image has taken a significant dent in Kiwis’ eyes over the last 10 years, although the public is the least positive about commercial fishing and forestry. Source: Stuff NZ The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) survey shows an almost equal unhappiness from peo
Continue Reading →Forestry concerns after cyclone Gita lashes NZ
01 March 2018
Communities near Nelson, New Zealand lashed by the tail end of tropical cyclone Gita, are demanding action on forestry practices that some residents say are dangerous and unsustainable. Source: Stuff NZ Devastation caused by the storm, which hit a week ago, has left many people on edg
Continue Reading →Forestry to replace methyl bromide fumigation
01 March 2018
A significant milestone has been reached in replacing methyl bromide as the standard fumigant for export logs and timber in New Zealand. The Environmental Protection Authority has just released application details for approval of ethanedinitrile (EDN) as a fumigant for log and timber
Continue Reading →OJIFS opens new cardboard plant in Queensland
01 March 2018
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has congratulated Oji Fibre Solutions (OjiFS) on the opening of a new cardboard manufacturing plant at Yatala, in south east Queensland. Source: Timberbiz “OjiFS is one of Australasia’s largest pulp, paper and packaging companies and i
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