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Asia Pacific Rainforest Partnership Summit review

11 August 2016
The future of rainforest conservation will be determined by finance and regulation according to the private sector. Access to finance and the creation of a supportive legal and regulatory environment is critical to the future of sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. Sour
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Logs carry drugs to Australia

11 August 2016
Two people have been arrested after an estimated $115 million worth of methamphetamine was allegedly found hidden inside timber logs in a sea cargo container that arrived in Australia from Africa. Source: ABC News Australian Border Force (ABF) officers detected 154 kilograms of the dr
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Soft Pines completes the Scion series

11 August 2016
Publication of The Soft Pines bulletin by Scion marks the completion of a 19 part series on introduced forest trees. Sources: Scion, Forestry Expo A series of FRI bulletins was proposed during the 1980s on the recognition, role, and seed source of introduced forest trees in New Zealan
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Forest Owners say Peters’ playing politics

11 August 2016
The leader of the New Zealand First Party has been accused of playing politics with his claims that NZ’s raw log exports to China were out of control and being driven by greed. Sources: New Zealand Herald, Wanganui Chronicle In speech in Whangarei, Winston Peters said forestry –
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SLATS study finds tree clearing too much in Qld

11 August 2016
Tree clearing in Queensland remains at unsustainable levels according to the state government. Source: ABC News The Statewide Land Cover and Tree Study (SLATS) revealed 296,000 hectares of woody vegetation was cleared in 2014-15. It is only slightly up on the previous year, but the Go
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Carbon credits too hard for farmers

11 August 2016
Many New Zealand farmers are failing to take advantage of the income to be gained from trading carbon credits in farm forestry. Source: Stuff NZ Carbon credits for forestry are too complicated for most farmers to take advantage of, according to former NZ Farm Forestry Association pres
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CLT market study

04 August 2016
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is an engineered wood product that is rapidly gaining popularity in Europe and North America as a sustainable alternative to concrete and steel construction in commercial and multi-residential applications. Source: Timberbiz The use of CLT panels has becom
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1000 trees die at National Arboretum

04 August 2016
More than 1000 trees at the National Arboretum are dead and another 1800 are in poor condition and need attention, a major review of the popular tourist attraction has revealed. Source: The Canberra Times The ACT government has agreed to remove all dead and poor trees following a revi
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Sumitomo push into Aussie building

04 August 2016
Japan’s home builders are continuing to push into the Australian market, this time with Sumitomo Forestry Co acquiring a controlling 51% stake in Wisdom Properties Group. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald The Wisdom Group builds home and land packages with Wisdom Homes building
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New regional hub supports forestry sector

04 August 2016
CentrePort has invested in a new regional hub in the Wairarapa. Source: Timberbiz The Waingawa log hub, near Masterton, supports the fast growing and valuable forestry sector through a reliable and cost effective transport connection, ensuring exporters remain internationally competit
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