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Five star tree houses in UK

14 May 2013
As English country house hotels go, Chewton Glen is one of the more traditional – a slice of five-star luxury on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire. Source: Illawarra Mercury
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US hardwood council backs EU timber regulations

09 May 2013
The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), an international trade association for the American hardwood industry, has announced its support and endorsement of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), which came into effect in March this year and aims to eradicate illegal timber trade within
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US advisers say invest in Latvian forestry

09 May 2013
A number of US investment advisers are encouraging clients to purchase forestry properties in Europe. Source: KMS Baltics
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Chinese plywood faces anti-dumping in US

07 May 2013
The US Department of Commerce has issued preliminary antidumping duty rates ranging from 22.14% to 63.96% in its ongoing investigation of Chinese-made hardwood plywood. Source: Furniture Today
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Hungry moths killing trees and harming humans

07 May 2013
Scientists are fighting to stop a poisonous caterpillar from threatening to kill off thousands of oak trees. Source: Mail Online
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Jakarta hosts transnational meeting to stop illegal logging

02 May 2013
Law enforcement officials from Indonesia and six other countries have gathered in Jakarta to discuss greater transnational cooperation to tackle illegal logging and other forestry crimes. The Jakarta Globe
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North America starts work on its tallest timber building

02 May 2013
Construction is due to commence on North America’s tallest timber building, the Wood Innovation and Design Centre (WIDC) in British Columbia. Source: DesignBuildSource
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Will the Canandian agreement stand test of time?

30 April 2013
Back before the oil sands became the environmental movement’s preferred symbol of Canadian delinquency, sparking Greenpeace demonstrations at our embassies in Europe and arrests outside the White House, it was our forest industry that got all the bad press abroad. Source: The Globe an
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Indonesia reclassifying protected forest as production forest

30 April 2013
The Indonesian government has said it aims to approve within a month a plan that would free up protected virgin rainforest on Sumatra island for commercial exploitation. Source: Channel News Asia
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Canadians use social media to recruit students

26 April 2013
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has successfully used social media to recruit deserving students to work this summer at leading forest products companies. Source: Newswire CNW
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