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Forest 500 Ranks Deforestation Policies

12 February 2015
Only six major companies – Danone, Kao Corp, Nestle, Procter & Gamble, Reckitt, Benckiser Group, Unilever and HSBC – and one investor, banking and financial services giant HSBC, have comprehensive policies in place to protect tropical forests, according to Global Canopy Programme.
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Legal timber

12 February 2015
Jared Brokaw has spent half a decade sticking to his guns, and spent thousands of dollars in the process. Source: Katu It all started with the day he got pulled over in Baker County, Oregon in the US by police. Mr Brokaw freely admits he was going fast, very fast, and deserved the tic
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DelhiWood showcases 450 exhibitors

05 February 2015
One of South Asia’ largest international trade shows for furniture production technologies, tools, furniture accessories and raw materials is DelhiWood, this year will be the fourth show. Source: Wood and Panel Europe This will be the region’s largest B2B get-together when it gets und
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PAPTAC to honour FPInnovations’ CEO

05 February 2015
Pierre Lapointe, FPInnovations’ president and CEO, will be presented the John S Bates Memorial Gold Medal by the Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada (PAPTAC) on 5 February, 2015 at Paperweek. Source: Timberbiz Paperweek is PAPTAC’s global pulp and paper industry event held
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Peeling back Stora Enso’s investment

05 February 2015
Stora Enso is investing EUR 43 million in a new production line for wooden building elements located in Varkaus, Finland. Sources: Timberbiz, Global News Wire The investment is based on peeling technology, which will further enhance Stora Enso’s position as a global provider of high q
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Australia’s $22m to monitor forests

05 February 2015
Mr Turnbull announced that Australia would participate in a system of satellite tracking stations to help monitor forest cover in the Asia-Pacific region. Sources: AAP, SBS News Environment Minister Turnbull has said that technology will help Australia targeting illegal logging in the
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Undersea ice age forest

28 January 2015
A diving enthusiast stumbled upon an ancient forest nestled under the North Sea while diving along the Norfolk coast. Source: RT (UK) Experts say it may have stretched as far as Europe in its heyday, and has been hidden since the Ice Age. Dawn Watson, a 45-year-old British diver, disc
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Nano wonder-wood

28 January 2015
  Scientists from Edinburgh Napier University and Sappi have developed a low cost way to turn wood into a wonder material that could be used to build greener cars, thicken foods and even treat wounds. It means Sappi will be able to produce the lightweight material on a commercial
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Durable Hardwoods importing PNG timbers

28 January 2015
South Australian based Durable Hardwoods, operated by Rod Taverner and Justin Daws, started about 20 years ago with the specific intention of importing timber sourced from low ecological impact village-based operations in Papua New Guinea. After working there for many years Rod had de
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For Peat’s Sake

22 January 2015
Scientists monitoring the amount of carbon accumulated in Indonesia’s peatland forests over thousands of years have predicted that millions of tons of carbon dioxide could be released into the atmosphere if they continue to be cleared, drained and burned for oil palm and agricultural
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