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FSC General Assembly program released for Bali event

15 August 2022
The 2022 FSC General Assembly program has been released with highlights including three keynote sessions featuring how together we can shape solutions for resilient forests:Scaling up forest-based solutions for climate change, biodiversity loss and forest degradation, Transforming for
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Defining “old growth” is a futile exercise when the forests are burning

12 August 2022
The US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are seeking public input to define and inventory “old-growth and mature forests” on federal lands in their first step toward complying with the Biden Administration’s Earth Day executive order, which identified “climate impacts, cata
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Appeal from Canada on US anti-dumping duties

12 August 2022
New countervailing and anti-dumping duties announced last week by the US Department of Commerce are unfair and will be appealed, said the New Brunswick Lumber Producers association. Source: Canadian Forest Industries “While any movement is welcomed, we maintain our position that these
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Hiab next gen Loglift forestry cranes

12 August 2022
Hiab, part of Cargotec, has launched its next generation of Loglift forestry cranes with greater and safer performance, and improved uptime. The first crane available to order is the Z boom crane Loglift 18Z with a maximum outreach of 10.4 metres and a maximum lifting capacity of 18 t
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OFO NZ exports wood chips to Japan

12 August 2022
OneFortyOne’s Kaituna Sawmill and Marusumi Whangarei Co Ltd, have signed an agreement to export wood chip to Japan with the first vessel expected to depart from Port Marlborough (Picton) before the end of the year. Source: Timberbiz Port Marlborough has been a critical partner in prov
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A forest walking through a city centre

10 August 2022
Every day for a hundred days, a different part of the city centre of Leeuwarden in the Netherlands will be coloured green. That is because more than one thousand large and small trees will be walking around the city. Source: Timberbiz This forest aims to play with senses and thanks to
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More than 50 mills stop in Cameroon, 22 in Gabon

10 August 2022
It has been reported that in Cameroon more than 50 mills have stopped production and in Gabon 22 mills, mostly Chinese, have ceased production. In both countries the shut downs are mainly because fuel supplies have run out and operators are unsure on how long this will last. Source: T
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World’s largest wooden sailing yacht is stunning

10 August 2022
A true boating connoisseur doesn’t go for the ephemeral trends of the present but for the essence and history of a yacht that’s meant to pass the test of time. This true one-of-a-kind yacht seamlessly blends traditional boat building with ultra-modern luxuries. Source: autoevolution A
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Cambodia and Korea renew forestry agreement

08 August 2022
The Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and its Korean counterpart are committed to strengthening cooperation in the forestry sector via a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the near future. Source: The Phnom Penh Post This commitment was made during a
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Hungary to log native forests to keep warm

08 August 2022
Hungary waived environmental regulations protecting native forests from logging, showing the increasingly extreme steps the government is willing to take to prepare for next winter’s energy shortages. Source: Bloomberg The rise in energy prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have
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