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Bamboo toilet paper not up to scratch

12 July 2024
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is seriously concerned about allegations regarding bamboo toilet paper containing other timber fibre. The allegations made through an investigative media channel, allude to FSC-labelled toilet rolls. Source: Timberbiz In line with FSC’s process, th
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Wood you like some shredded cheese

10 July 2024
A recent smattering of viral videos across Instagram, Facebook and TikTok are telling people to avoid eating packaged, pre-shredded cheeses, claiming that the powdered substance they’re covered in to prevent clumping is actually “wood shavings,” “bark” or “saw dust.” Sourc
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US survey points to lack of knowledge of smart home planning

10 July 2024
An online survey involving more than 3000 architects and luxury home builders across the US has found that many architects and builders still say they lack knowledge of smart home planning and have difficulties finding reputable partners. Source: Timberbiz The Bravas LLC survey result
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Closure of 77,000 acres of Washington public forest spells trouble

10 July 2024
Washington faces significant social and economic risks if anti-forestry groups are successful in pushing the Board of Natural Resources and candidates for Commissioner of Public Lands to close an additional 77,000 acres of public working forests in western Washington, known as Departm
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Ponsse’s solutions to improve productivity and profitability

08 July 2024
Ponsse is presenting new features to support forest machine operators’ daily work and to assist forestry entrepreneurs to follow up on the fleet’s profitability and productivity: the PONSSE Scale crane system, which manages load data during all working stages, and the PONSSE High-Prec
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UK timber industries launch manifesto for new Government

08 July 2024
A new manifesto from the timber industries calls for the next Government to unlock a wave of sustainable timber construction. Source: TTJ online Published by the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI), an alliance of associations from across the UK timber supply chain including Timb
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Felling in Sweden down by 6%

08 July 2024
Felling in Swedish forests decreased by 6% in 2023 to just under 90 million cubic meters, according to the Norwegian Forestry Agency’s preliminary statistics. Harvesting has not been this low in seven years and thus the upward trend of recent years was also broken. Source: Timbe
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Irish annual forest statistics

05 July 2024
Irish Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett, announced the publication of the Annual Forest Statistics Report for 2024. Source: Timberbiz This annual report, prepared by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, provid
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Trees migrating to colder, wetter climates

05 July 2024
Climate change is likely to drive tree species towards colder and wetter regions of their geographical distribution, a new study has shown. The research, led by the University of Alcalá (UAH), in Spain, and including researchers at the University of Birmingham, draws together data fro
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Study finds Indonesia’s deforested land lies idle

05 July 2024
According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, extensive land areas have been left sitting idle after tropical forests were cleared in Indonesia, a country renowned for its biodiverse rainforests and carbon-rich peatlands. Source: PhysOrg Since
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