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Women carving out careers in forestry overseas

12 March 2019
A female forester from Wales, who began as an apprentice, has been nominated for election to the National Council of the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) UK. Caroline Riches, who works as a Forest Planner for Natural Resources Wales (NRW), started her career in forestry as an ap
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Stora Enso hits back at negative TV programs

07 March 2019
Finland’s national public service broadcasting company YLE broadcast two television programs about the landless movements in Brazil, featuring Veracel, Stora Enso’s 50/50 joint operation with the Brazilian company Suzano. Veracel manages a pulp mill and eucalyptus plantations in south
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Guy Watt wins award for Dedicated Service to Forestry

07 March 2019
One of the most respected figures in the modern forestry industry has won Confor’s prestigious annual award for Dedicated Service to Forestry for 2019. Guy Watt, Managing Director of John Clegg Consulting Ltd, has vast experience across the sector and his contribution was descri
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Landmark lawsuit against EU for renewable energy directive

07 March 2019
In a landmark lawsuit filed on 4 March 2019 against the European Union (EU), plaintiffs from the USA and five EU Member States – Romania, Ireland, Slovakia, France and Estonia – claim that the EU’s 2018 Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) is devastating forests and increasing gr
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China’s forestry development goals unveiled

05 March 2019
China’s forestry authority has made a plan to boost the domestic forestry industry and increase its forest resources to the world’s average by 2050. The plan unveiled by Zhang Jianlong, chief of State Forestry Administration, at a conference, is the latest move taken by go
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Sustainability high on Metsa future agenda

05 March 2019
Finnish forestry giant, Metsa Group, has renewed its strategic sustainability objectives, aiming to increase its environmental performance by 30% in the next decade. A key factor will be increasing the amount of carbon stored in forests and forests products by 2030. Source: Philip Hop
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US sawn lumber flows changing

05 March 2019
The US sawn lumber market is in a process of change that has implications for the global lumber market and could impact supply into countries like Australia, according to latest analysis by Forest2Market. Although the US housing market is softening, the impact of extensive tariffs on
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Americans on a roll

27 February 2019
The voracious use of toilet paper in the United States, with the average American using almost three rolls each week and major manufacturers spurning alternative fibres, is destroying Canada’s forests and causing widespread environmental damage, according to a report from two internat
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John Deere Forestry swings into production of 5000th machine

27 February 2019
John Deere commemorated the production of its 5000 Forestry Swing Machine, a 2656G Log Loader, with a special ceremony at the John Deere-Hitachi Specialty Products (DHSP) factory. Held at the end of January, John Deere invited the customer who purchased the milestone unit, Bighorn Log
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Unpalatable outcome post Brexit for UK

27 February 2019
The UK government is holding talks with distributors after realising that the UK has a dire shortage of the “right sort” of pallets to import and export goods in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will hold meetings with distr
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