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Ontario approves wood frames to six storeys

02 October 2014
Developers are promising more mid-sized condo projects after Ontario followed through on a promise to allow wood-framed buildings up to six storeys. Source: Toronto Star
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UN Summit on Climate Change to Halt Deforestation

25 September 2014
Governments, multinational companies and campaigners are pledging to halt the loss of the world’s natural forests by 2030. Source: The Guardian
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Norway to Pay Peru $300m for Forest-Based Emissions Reductions

25 September 2014
Norway plans to spend as much as US$300 million to support a program in Peru to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the destruction of the world's fourth largest tropical forest. Source: Reuters
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More Checks to Slow Timber Smuggling to China

25 September 2014
Inspection teams and checkpoints will be expanded in major timber smuggling areas in Sagaing and Mandalay regions as well as northern Shan State to seal off smuggling routes from Myanmar to China, according to Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry. Source: Eleven
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New Zealand timber expert joins RISI

18 September 2014
RISI, a leading information provider for the global forest products industry, has announced the addition of senior international timber economist John Turland, to its wood products and timber economic analysis group.
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IKEA has opened Poland’s largest sawmill

18 September 2014
The Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA opened Poland's largest sawmill in the south eastern city of Stalowa Wola. Source: The News (Poland)
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Prefeasibility report on timber processing plants

18 September 2014
A Prefeasibility Report on a Timber Processing Plant provides a techno-commercial roadmap for setting up a timber processing plant. Source: Timberbiz
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Outer space GEDI to come to a forest near you

11 September 2014
Think NASA and you're likely to envision missions to Mars and probes sent to the farthest reaches of the solar system. But the space agency actually does a fair bit of work observing our own planet as well. Source: CNET
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Forest degradation study

11 September 2014
The world's remaining large forests are fragmenting at an alarming rate, and the degradation in Canada leads the world according to a new analysis. Source: CBC News
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Promotion of sustainable forestry in Pacific Islands

11 September 2014
The promotion of sustainable forest management continues as 20 participants from six Pacific Island countries participated in a recent two-week regional forest inventory workshop in Labasa. Source: The Fiji Times Online
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