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Opinion: Timothy Seachinger – What economics does or doesn’t tell us about the climate consequences of using wood

19 July 2024
To reduce global carbon emissions, should people harvest and use more wood or less? This question underlies the merits of policies that encourage power plants and heating facilities to burn more wood pellets and builders to construct more tall wood buildings. As one illustration of th
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Norwegian Forestry Agency tightens its belt

17 July 2024
The Norwegian Forestry Agency has notified 97 employees of layoffs. The reason is that the authority’s grant has been reduced by SEK 80 million, corresponding to 15%, in the last three years. The authority currently has just under 800 employees. Source: Timberbiz “Major efforts
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Minneapolis first to invest in biochar

17 July 2024
Minneapolis is on track to become one of the first US cities to invest in biochar, a multifunctional, charcoal-like material said to help grow bigger plants, reduce storm water runoff and remove carbon from the atmosphere. Source: PhysOrg The city has committed $700,000 to develop an
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Forsite now part of Barr GeoSpatial

17 July 2024
Forsite is now part of the Barr GeoSpatial Solutions “BGS” group of companies. BGS is a leading provider of analytics and remote sensing to help manage and protect natural resources and critical infrastructure across North America. Source: Timberbiz Other companies in the BGS group in
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World architects award Tas forestry building

17 July 2024
The University of Tasmania Forestry Building has won the Building Technology category in the 2024 WAFX Prizes, awarded by organisers of the World Architecture Festival. Source: Timberbiz In all, 33 future projects are recognised in the WAFX Prizes. An overall winner will be announced
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Bhutan and India – joint talks on environmental concerns like forestry

15 July 2024
A delegation from Bhutan, led by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Gem Tshering, met with India’s Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh in New Delhi on Friday (July 12, 2024) to discuss environmental concerns and the potential f
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American website to educate on hardwood use

15 July 2024
The Real American Hardwood Coalition (RAHC) and the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA), in partnership with the US Forest Service, has launched a new website developed to educate architects, interior designers, and construction professionals on the attributes of Real American
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Feeling the cold – not with JCB

15 July 2024
JCB has developed a fully glazed, heated ROPS/FOPS cab alternative for the 403E electric compact wheeled loader. Source: Timberbiz The cab comes complete with heated front and rear screens, a heated seat, and an efficient three-speed heater with boost feature. It is also possible to p
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Advancements in forestry science by APRIL

12 July 2024
Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) APRIL Group, an Indonesian pulp, fibre, and paper producer, highlighted advancement in forestry science at the recent International Union of Forest Research Organisation World Congress (IUFR)) in Stockholm. Source: Jakarta Post Duri
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Russian wildfires tear through the far north

12 July 2024
Forest fires in Russia have burnt more than 3.5 million hectares of forest in the far north of the country. This area is near the Arctic and emergency officials in the Siberian region of Sakha-Yakutia said that wildfires had spread to 600,000 hectares of land in that region, making it
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