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Malaysian Timber Council new CEO and COO

13 March 2020
The Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) has appointed Wong Kah Cane as its Acting Chief Executive Officerd effective 13 March 2020. Mr. Wong, who joined MTC on 1 November 2019 as Deputy CEO, takes over from Richard Yu Tuan Chong. Source: Timberbiz Mr Wong, who graduated with a degree in Bu
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FSC wooden toys a Xmas hit in France

11 March 2020
Wooden toys were all the rage during last Christmas in France after supermarket chain Lidl launched its FSC-certified wooden toys ranging from jigsaws to pirate ships and doll houses. It decided to highlight its commitment to safe, high quality toys, using timber from responsibly mana
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Dutch fund US forestry $1.5m for assurance

11 March 2020
The American Forest Foundation (AFF) announced it has received a total of US$1.5 million in funding over three years from the Dutch Biomass Certification Foundation (DBC) to proceed with a comprehensive sustainability assurance program. Source: Timberbiz The project will include two c
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Gender empowerment in forestry on International Women’s Day

11 March 2020
On International Women’s Day, a very special day to celebrate women’s achievements, it was time to raise awareness against gender bias and take action for equality. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and s
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IndustryEdge partnership with Forest2Market to bring data to SilvaStat360

11 March 2020
IndustryEdge and Forest2Market have announced a partnership to bring IndustryEdge’s Australian wood market commentary, analysis and data to SilvaStat360, Forest2Market’s online business intelligence platform. The partnership will combine IndustryEdge’s Wood Market Edge publication and
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USDA Forest Service has 80 seasonal jobs on offer

06 March 2020
The USDA Forest Service is accepting applications for more than 80 seasonal spring and summer jobs in Oregon and Washington. Positions are available in fields including archaeology, customer service, range, forestry, fire, recreation, engineering, hydrology, biology, dispatch, and eng
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Joint research for auto harvesting and forestry innovation

06 March 2020
FPInnovations and the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden (Skogforsk) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create an opportunity for the international exchange of research on automated harvesting and advances their respective interests in forestry innovation. Source: Timber
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Pilot phase of new FSC TLA introduced

06 March 2020
A revised and improved trademark license agreement (TLA) for the FSC certification scheme will initially be implemented with a pilot phase, starting early in the second quarter of 2020 in Brazil, China, Germany, Russia and the United States before being extended to other countries lat
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Woodland workshop links tree growers to wood users

04 March 2020
UK timber association TRADA is collaborating with Woodland Heritage to encourage future construction professionals and their lecturers to gain first-hand experience of forestry, milling and timber usage by offering three bursaries towards the cost of up to three places at its ‘Woodlan
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Nokian Tractor King tyre new size announced

04 March 2020
Nokian’s Tractor King tyre is designed for the heaviest of machinery and the most difficult terrain in forestry, earthmoving and road maintenance. Now the Nokian Tractor King tyre family has expanded with a new tyre size. Source: Timberbiz In 2018, Nokian Tyres launched a whole new ty
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