Records fall as forestry thrives
10 November 2016
Australia’s forestry sector is enjoying some of the best conditions in its history, according to a report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). Source: Timberbiz The report, Australian forest and wood products statistics: March and June
Continue Reading →Wooden energy with every step
02 November 2016
The next time you’re running through an airport to catch your plane or busting a move on the dance floor, you could also be generating clean, green energy. Source: The Smithsonian At least, that’s the hope of Xudong Wang and his team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madis
Continue Reading →$205m forestry damage by Hurricane Matthew
02 November 2016
The South Carolina Forestry Commission estimates Hurricane Matthew-related damage to the state’s timber resources at US$205 million. Source: The News The agency began assessing storm damage on a widespread scale sending Forest Inventory & Analysis (FIA) personnel and other foreste
Continue Reading →Forest carbon finance needs commitment
02 November 2016
The inclusion of the UN’s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation program, known as REDD+, as a standalone article in the Paris Climate Agreement was widely hailed as an encouraging political signal that protecting forests and other valuable carbon sinks would hen
Continue Reading →NZ MoU with India on forestry park
02 November 2016
Zindia Limited, the largest exporter of timber products to India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Adani Port and SEZ Limited to promote a Timber Industrial Park at Mudra Port in Gujarat. Source: Indian News Link Zindia Managing Director Jacob Mannothra signed the MoU wi
Continue Reading →All timber and CLT building for Dunedin
02 November 2016
A drill rig began working in Dunedin in a more than NZ$20 million project to build a wooden accommodation complex to house Otago Polytechnic students. Source: Otago Daily Times Logic Group project manager Sam Cadden said the ground had been stabilised on a section of Union St to build
Continue Reading →Interpret safety data with care
02 November 2016
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has cautioned against misconstruing data from Safe Work Australia in its recent report ‘Work-related traumatic injury fatalities, Australia 2015’. Source: Timberbiz AFPA Chief Executive Officer Mr Ross Hampton said while the report not
Continue Reading →Improve safety in Australia and New Zealand
02 November 2016
Industry safety champions in both New Zealand and Australia have come forward to show their safety leadership by becoming Principal Partners to the 3rd FIEA Forest Industry Safety Summit. Source: Timberbiz This conference series sold out in 2013 and 2015, and is running again in March
Continue Reading →Strathbogie logging delayed
02 November 2016
While many of the shire’s residents have been growing weary of the cold and wet conditions during the winter/spring period, local environment groups are lauding the rain’s ability to prevent VicForest from commencing logging operations in the Strathbogie forest. Source: The Euroa Gaze
Continue Reading →RBA holds steady
02 November 2016
Despite some speculation about a Melbourne Cup Day surprise, the RBA Board decided to leave the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 1.50%, according to the Housing Industry Association. Source: Timberbiz “The majority view in the financial markets was for a ‘no change’ decision from
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