Australasia's home for timber news and information

Red Dot Design hosts next gen talent in Singapore

13 May 2024
This month, Red Dot Design Museum plays host to a showcase of the next generation of design talent. A curation of designs from the original London Exhibition, Discovered Singapore presents a visionary group of young creatives in an extraordinary display of furniture, objects and sculp
Continue Reading →

Czechia donating to support Ukraine’s forests

13 May 2024
Czechia is allocating 750,000 euros (approx US$809,000) to the support and improvement of Ukraine’s forest monitoring systems, Viktor Smal, the head of the State Forest Resources Agency, announced on 10 May. Source: The Kyiv Independent The funds are part of a broader initiative
Continue Reading →

Rare Barn X is new in the game

10 May 2024
Commissioning a state-of-the-art new game development space in 2020, when the future of work seemed totally unpredictable, was a bold move. But it’s a move that’s paid off for the Xbox Game Studio, Rare. Source: Timberbiz Barn X, built on Rare’s existing Leicestershire, UK campus, exe
Continue Reading →

Cat track loader to clear, load, dig and fill

10 May 2024
A track loader is the one machine that can do it all – clear, load, dig, carry, fill and more even in tough or slick ground conditions. The new Cat 973 Track Loader combines versatility with up to 10% better fuel efficiency, more productivity, cab improvements and optional Payload tec
Continue Reading →

New Forests new MD for Africa

10 May 2024
New Forests has appointed Yida Kemoli as managing director, Africa. Mr Kemoli will be responsible for driving the strategy for New Forests’ African business, fund raising for African forestry strategies, leading the team on the ground in Nairobi, and delivering investment returns and
Continue Reading →

Scientific review shows schemes have failed to protect trees

08 May 2024
Market-based approaches to forest conservation like carbon offsets and deforestation-free certification schemes have largely failed to protect trees or alleviate poverty, according to a major scientific review published on Monday. Source: Science X The global study, the most comprehen
Continue Reading →

Vietnam seeks to go green to increase exports

08 May 2024
General Secretary of Việt Nam Timber and Forest Products Association (Viforest) Ngô Sỹ Hoài said that the wood industry needs to pay attention to green production and trade to increase exports. Source: Việt Nam News According to Hoài currently, many major markets are strengthening the
Continue Reading →

UN Forum on Forests focus on global forest goals

08 May 2024
The 19th session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF19) opened on Monday with focus on achieving Global Forest Goals and increasing progress towards sustainable development by 2030. Source: Timberbiz The UNFF serves as a body under the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and aims to
Continue Reading →

A tree of life for more than 9500 plant species

06 May 2024
An international team of researchers, including scientists from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have produced a genomic ‘tree of life’ using the DNA sequences of more than 9,500 flowering plant species. The tree of life presents the most up-to-date understanding of floweri
Continue Reading →

Huge 3D printer to help build more houses

06 May 2024
Surpassing its own 2019 Guinness World Record for the largest polymer 3D printer, the University of Maine in the US unveiled a next-generation printer that is four times larger than its predecessor to catalyse the future of sustainable manufacturing in a number of industries. Source:
Continue Reading →

Archives

Subscribe to DTN

Click this link to subscribe. 

Copyright © 2022 Ryan Media Pty Ltd (Division of Provincial Press Group). All Rights Reserved.