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Simple 3D design app creates wooden components quickly

14 April 2021
Researchers from the Department of Creative Informatics at the University of Tokyo have created a 3D design application to create structural wooden components quickly, easily and efficiently. They call it Tsugite, the Japanese word for joinery, and through a simple 3D interface, users
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Flying sick trees out of the forest

14 April 2021
Forestry England has completed an unusual felling operation involving a specialist helicopter team to fell trees at Whinlatter Forest, within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, which were affected by the tree disease Phytophthora ramorum. Source: Timberbiz The two-day operati
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German softwood exports in overdrive, driven by China

14 April 2021
The softwood timber harvest in Germany is likely to reach almost 50 million m3 in 2020, about 10 million m3 more than a typical year before the spruce bark beetle-infestation in 2018. Sources: Lesprom, Timberbiz, Wood Resources International In addition, Germany has harvested 6-7 mill
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Tool to monitor illegal wood transportation in Romania

12 April 2021
WWF-Romania has created a tool which, by video monitoring the wood transports that leave the forest, can help authorities significantly reduce illegal logging by prioritising and improving the efficiency of their controls. Romania can then address the infringement issued by the Europe
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Bridge traffic on four legs

12 April 2021
The Swiss Federal Roads Office “FEDRO” is already building the second wildlife overpass with a wooden roof near Neuenkirch.  Work on Switzerland’s second wildlife overpass with a wooden superstructure has been underway since the northern summer of 2020. Source: Timbe
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Biden in risky talks with Brazil to save the Amazon forest

12 April 2021
The US is negotiating a multi-billion-dollar climate deal with Brazil that observers fear could help the re-election of President Jair Bolsonaro and reward illegal forest clearance in the Amazon. Source: The Guardian and Timberbiz That is the concern of indigenous groups, environmenta
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Recreating packaging with a paper twist

09 April 2021
The biannual Recreate Packaging competition challenged the international design community to generate new and exciting packaging solutions. The theme of this year’s contest was “Design Circular”. Competitors were tasked with creating the next generation of renewable and circular packa
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FSC on the Map to trace forestry from your desktop

09 April 2021
Imagine a remote forest, difficult to find, track down, let alone find data about. From the satellite straight to the comfort of your desk, you can now find some of the FSC forests around the globe on your computer screen, see how they are managed. Source: Timberbiz FSC developed a ma
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Strong softwood demand and tight supply is a worldwide issue

09 April 2021
Strong global demand for softwood means that supply will continue to be tight in 2021 in the UK, and may well tighten further, it was revealed at the UK TTF’s Softwood Conference. Source: Timberbiz Rather than viewing the current situation as a temporary spike before returning to old
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Tesla electric trucks for log hauling in Canada

07 April 2021
Mosaic Forest Management in partnership with local Vancouver Island service provider, EcoWest Driven, will introduce several Tesla electric semi-trucks into log hauling. Source: Timberbiz According to Mosaic, the BC forest sector has a significant role to play in addressing climate ch
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