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AFPA says Greens have winner takes all approach

23 June 2016
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has expressed regret that sections of the Australian Greens continue to create unnecessary conflict in regional communities by promoting an extreme “winner takes all” approach to natural forestry. Source: Timberbiz Chief Executive Offi
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What hardwood to plant in NZ

23 June 2016
Promising eucalyptus trees offer hardwood growing opportunities for farmers and other landowners, says a New Zealand Forest researcher. Source: Stuff NZ Forest Owners Association research and development manager Russell Dale said many of the eucalpytus were naturally durable and could
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NZ farm foresters could grow hardwood

23 June 2016
New Zealand farm foresters have the opportunity to grow hardwood rather than import it, a forestry researcher says. Source: Stuff NZ Speciality Wood Products program manager Marco Lausberg said New Zealand had the chance to grow its own trees, rather than relying heavily on imported h
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National Timber Councils looking for solutions from government

23 June 2016
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) attended the annual general meeting of the National Timber Councils Association (NTCA) held in Canberra recently. Source: Timberbiz High on the agenda was innovation, community engagement, investment, and industry/government collaborat
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Bio-based products for breakfast

23 June 2016
Bioenergy Australia is holding a business breakfast meeting in Melbourne with a focus on bio-based products, innovation and opportunities. Source: Timberbiz The event is from 7.30am – 10.30am on Monday 27 June 2016
at Sustainability Victoria. Bioproducts, chemicals and materials
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First timber office building for Sydney

23 June 2016
The first commercial office building in Australia made completely from timber will be built by Lendlease as the gateway to its multi-billion dollar Barangaroo development in Sydney. Source: Sydney Morning Herald The six-storey International House Sydney will be made from engineered wo
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$30m to fire-proof the forests

23 June 2016
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has released an important new policy proposal that details an innovative approach to help reduce the risk of bushfires. Source: Timberbiz This policy builds on the strong recommendation contained in the Forest Industry Advisory Council
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Norway pledges $13m for Global Forest Watch

16 June 2016
The Norwegian government is providing World Resources Institute (WRI) with 115 million kroner (US$13.85 million) over the next three years to strengthen Global Forest Watch, a platform for monitoring the world’s forests. Source: Mongabay Announced at the opening of the Oslo REDD Excha
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The value of wood around the world

16 June 2016
The global wood fiber prices indices continued down in the 1Q/16 with the softwood price index being at its lowest level since 2006, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Sources: Timberbiz, Scoop Both the HFPI and the SFPI price indices fell in the 1Q/16 with generally lower prices in
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The value of China’s forest products

16 June 2016
The total value of China’s forest products trade in 2015 was US$140 billion, a year-on-year decline of 1%, accounting for 3.1% of the total national commodity trade value. Source: Lesprom The value of forest product exports amounted to US$75.3 billion, a year-on-year increase of 4%, m
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