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UK paper mills opt for Trimble datamining platform

14 July 2021
Following a successful trial, DS Smith has adopted Trimble’s datamining platform, Wedge, at its paper mill in Kemsley in Kent, which is the largest mill for recycled papers in the UK. Source: Timberbiz The online system has helped the Kemsley mill deliver a more consistent and higher-
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US introduces Act to allow timber growers to recover from natural disasters

12 July 2021
The US Forest Landowners Association (FLA) applauds the introduction of the bi-partisan H.R. 4210: The Disaster Reforestation Act, which allows family and private timber growers to recover from the loss of timber destroyed by natural disasters and reforest their lands. Source: Timberb
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Spain first to announce winners of PEFC photo contest

12 July 2021
The PEFC 2021 ‘Experience Forests, Experience PEFC’ national photo contests have come to an end, and now national members are presenting their winners. PEFC Spain was the first to announce the stunning winning photos of their contest, which had the theme “Caring for Forests”. Source:
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European timber traders openly ask Brazil to certify timber

12 July 2021
A united group of timber traders representing significant import volumes of timber from Brazil to the European market is calling for more FSC-certified area in Brazil. In an open letter sent to the Brazilian forest sector, the signatories aim to motivate the market of sustainably sour
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The impacts of COVID-19 on the forest sector

09 July 2021
A Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FOA) paper highlights some of the identified and perceived impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on development aspects interconnected with the forest sector, with a particular emphasis on the impacts on the production and trade of forest produc
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$8m contract for geospatial services in Alaska

09 July 2021
NV5 Global, a provider of professional and technical engineering, geospatial, and consulting solutions, announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected NV5 for a US$8 million contract to provide geospatial services to support forestry management in Alaska. Source:
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FSC working with Russia to preserve massive forest landscape

09 July 2021
Russia is home to enormous forest areas: approximately 800 million hectares, which can be compared with the area of New York City multiplied by ten thousand, or 5% of the total land area of planet Earth. The Russian pristine taiga alone is greater than the Amazon Rainforest. Source: T
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New study shows important role of planting commercial forests

07 July 2021
A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates the important role that planting new commercial forests could play in the fight against climate change by including new accounting of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation achieved from future use of harvested wood. Sources: Timber
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Malaysian timber industry pleads to open for work

07 July 2021
The Malaysian timber industry pleaded with the government to allow them to operate during the lockdown as it has cost them over RM3 billion in losses for the whole month of June. Source: Free Malaysia Today Timber-related companies have not been allowed to operate since 1 June under t
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JCB wants 500 more shop floor employees as demand surges

07 July 2021
JCB has started a new recruitment drive to gain an extra 500 new shop floor employees as demand for its machinery continues to soar. Source: Timberbiz The company wants the additional agency employees for its 11 plants in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Wrexham in the UK – on top of the
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