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Myanmar Timber Enterprise to end logging

05 May 2016
While there is no official announcement as yet a senior official of the Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE) has been quoted as saying that his organisation intends to end its logging operations from the end of this fiscal year. Source: Forestry Expo The plan submitted by the Forestry Depa
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Global forest, paper and packing industry update

05 May 2016
Mixed prices and demand for commodities, as well as currency volatility continues to affect the performance of the global forest, paper and packaging industry. Source: Lesprom However, the building product sector fundamentals remain optimistic, with steadily improving US housing start
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Timber investing is sound

28 April 2016
The US housing market last year didn’t bode well for one valuable resource – timber, but that is only one ring in a tree’s long life. Source: Think Advisor The advantage in investing in timber, as an asset class is optionality: Unlike other farm products, you can harvest your product
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Logging companies resist conservation in PNG

28 April 2016
A Papua New Guinea Forest official says logging companies are continuing to resist conservation policies put in place by the government. Source: Radio New Zealand Programs such as Redd-plus, initiated by the United Nations, have been established in countries like PNG to help curb glob
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APP Indonesian mill raises concerns

28 April 2016
A landmark commitment by one of the world’s largest producers of tissue and paper to stop cutting down Indonesia’s prized tropical forests is under renewed scrutiny as the company prepares to open a giant pulp mill in South Sumatra. Sources: AAP, Yahoo 7 To fanfare more th
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Drought proof trees

21 April 2016
In a bid to save the future of trees and forests amid the reports of rising temperatures, researchers sought to understand the process that leads up to mortality in trees. Source: The Christian Science Monitor Millions of trees have died as a result of lack of water including the 225 
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Vietnam and EU agree on timber legality

21 April 2016
Vietnam and the European Union have agreed that the Timber Legality Assurance System of Vietnam (VNTLAS) will be applied to wood and wood products exported to the EU, and also to other countries, as well as the domestic market. Source: The Jakarta Post The two sides reached agreement
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UK forestry split on EU question

21 April 2016
Britain’s forestry industry is split down the middle on how to vote in the European referendum in June on remaining in the EU.  Source: Press And Journal A poll by Confor, the forestry and timber trade body that represents around 2000 businesses across the UK, showed 52% in favour of
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Preserving land won’t save the planet

12 April 2016
The signs of human impact in the tropics are often stark. Vast tracts of forest levelled for pasture. Fires in the Amazon that are visible from space but even the rainforests we set aside for preservation are slowly transforming. Source: Gizmodo Australia This is something conservatio
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First Canadian plant to use lignin

12 April 2016
The Hinton pulp mill has opened the first Canadian plant built to convert a sticky tree chemical from waste into a range of new environmentally friendly commercial products. Source: Edmonton Journal The $30-million facility attached to the West Fraser mill recovers lignin from the pul
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