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Certifying Vietnam’s plantations to help smallholders profit

22 November 2012
If Vietnam wants its timber producers to benefit from the growing eco-conscious and more lucrative international furniture market, national forest institutions should look for ways to get smallholder plantation forests certified, said Louis Putzel, a senior scientist at the Center for
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US CLT earns international code approval

20 November 2012
The International Code Council (ICC) has approved the American Wood Council's (AWC) proposed code change to expand the use of cross laminated timber (CLT) in nonresidential buildings. Source: Building-products.com
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Ghana to import timber from Cameroun

20 November 2012
Ghana has concluded discussions with Cameroun for the importation of timber to increase raw material supply in the timber industry said Mr Mike Hammah, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources. Source: Ghana Newsagency
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Asia Pulp & Paper secures certification

15 November 2012
Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) announced it secured SVLK certification for all of its nine mills. SVLK is the Indonesian Wood Legality Verification System, and APP confirmed that the full scope of its operations is now SVLK certified, meeting the highest global standards for wood
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Wales’ wood works in new panel system

15 November 2012
An innovative timber construction system being developed in Wales, in the UK could revolutionise the building sector and open up major new markets for farm grown wood. Source: Farm Guardian
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Zambia suspends timber licences to protect forests

13 November 2012
The Zambian government has suspended all timber licences to protect the depleting forests around the country. Meanwhile, Parliament heard that more than 25 million trees equivalent to 20,000 hectares will be planted during the 2012/2013 tree planting season to help address depleting f
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Canadians onboard the wooden train with awards

13 November 2012
Canadian architecture is jumping on board the recent trend toward wooden structures. Newly developed engineering processes have revolutionised the use of timber in structures, making it hardier and far more workable than ever before for large-scale urban development. Source: Design Bu
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Canadian government backs timber industry

08 November 2012
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is asking the federal government to use Budget 2013 to continue to build on the existing momentum of innovation and transformation in the job-rich forest sector. Source: Sacramento Bee
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Ash dieback spreads as government makes plans

08 November 2012
The spread of the deadly fungus threatening British ash trees cannot be stopped, a leading Government scientist has said, and Britain’s woods and forests will have to undergo major change as a result. Source: The Independent
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Ash dieback disease invades UK

06 November 2012
A deadly fungus disease threatening ash trees in Britain may be impossible to eradicate, a government scientist has said. Ash dieback disease, or chalara fraxinea, has been confirmed at 52 locations across the United Kingdom. Source: UPI
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