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Poland again wins European Tree of the Year

22 March 2024
In 2024, the Polish beech Heart of Garden from the Niemcza region won the European Tree of the Year contest. Yet another beech tree took the second place: The Weeping Beech of Bayeux from Normandy, France. An honourable third place went to The Thousand-year-old Olive Tree of Luras fro
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Stockholm enviro institute welcomes International Day of Forests

22 March 2024
The FAO’s 2022 State of the World’s Forests report highlights the economic undervaluation of forests, despite their crucial ecosystem services and potential for nature-based solutions that support global economic recovery, nature preservation, and growth. Source: Stockholm Environment
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Quadco drum mulcher

20 March 2024
Since its beginning as a small forestry equipment manufacturing shop in 1989, Quadco has built its reputation on a single promise: to never compromise on quality or service. That means listening to customers and dealers on its products’ ability to withstand heavy applications on the j
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Paris shows off its sustainability with Olympic venues

20 March 2024
There’s something highly unusual about the new Olympic Aquatics Centre on the outskirts of Paris. It’s not just the building’s striking form, with its massive, Pringle-shaped solar roof. It’s not solely that the 5,000-seat venue, constructed mainly from wood, was pieced together like
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US may not comply with Euro deforestation regs

20 March 2024
The European Union’s Deforestation Regulation’s traceability requirements will be “nearly impossible” for the US paper and wood pulp industry to meet, 27 US senators have told US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, pressing her to push to ensure the EU’s rules target countries where d
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Timberlink marks Day of the Forests with sustainable timber manufacturing

20 March 2024
Following the recent pledge by the Australian Government and 16 other nations during COP28 in Dubai to enhance timber usage in construction, the Forest Stewardship Council says attention has now been drawn to the significant environmental benefits of timber. Source: Timberbiz The FSC
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New features to add to Komatsu’s Precision

18 March 2024
Komatsu’s digital solution Precision opens up new opportunities to work in a smarter and more efficient way thanks to technological developments, it is now possible to show the machine’s position to within just a few centimetres, providing the foundation for many functions that
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Södra goes to Scania for an electric woodchip truck

18 March 2024
Södra has decided to invest in a battery-electric long-haul truck in its daily logistics chain for transporting woodchips. Using self-produced, fossil-free electricity to charge the woodchip truck, the environmental footprint from these transport operations will be dramatically reduce
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Euro timber industry wants a delay for deforestation regulations

18 March 2024
The European timber industry is calling for a delay to the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) as systems and companies are not ready. Source: Timberbiz In an open statement, signed by The European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois), European Furni
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Harvesting partner concept encourages skilful operations

15 March 2024
Stora Enso launched its Harvesting Partner concept in November 2022 to encourage more skilful operators and new entrepreneurs to join the forest industry. The concept was initially introduced in Sweden, but it has since then been launched also in Finland, Norway and Lithuania. Stora E
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