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UN gives forests and timber the green tick

21 June 2012
At the Rio+20 conference the word is that world's forests have a major role in the transition to a new, greener economy. However, governments must have programs and policies to unlock their potential and to create sustainable management according to the Food & Agriculture Organis
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CLT in the USA

19 June 2012
Cross-laminated timber panel construction has begun to make inroads in North America. Source: Woodworking Network
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Direct forestry investments: real assets for diversification and as an inflation hedge

19 June 2012
Forestry and timber investing - the very concept seems either dull or extremely alien. However any investors - especially those looking for true diversification and stable returns - are making a real oversight by ignoring the value timber and forestry investments could bring to their
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Global demand for sawlogs down

14 June 2012
The global sawlog price index for the first quarter of 2012 was down almost nine percent from early 2011, with Europe experiencing the biggest decline in prices according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Source: Forest Industry Network
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Resolute has largest FSC forests

14 June 2012
Resolute Forest Products of Cananda has become the largest manager of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified forests in the world. Source: Timberbiz
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Australia sees REDD with Indonesia project

12 June 2012
Indonesia’s change of government in the province of Aceh may cause a large Australian-owned forest-carbon project to be abandoned. Sources: The Sydney Morning Herald, The Brisbane Times, Maribyrnong Weekly
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China invests in Russian forestry

12 June 2012
A multibillion-dollar investment fund set up by Russia and China is expected to make its first investment in a Russian forestry company, as economic ties between the neighboring countries grow closer. Source: Reuters
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Net gain of 60 million hectares of forest

12 June 2012
China's total forest area has increased to 195 million hectares from 134 million hectares in 1992, making a net gain of 60 million hectares within 20 years, according to a statement from the State Forestry Administration (SFA). Source: Forestry Industry Engineering Association
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Russia spies on its forests

07 June 2012
A global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions announced it would significantly expand delivery of high-resolution imagery to Roslesinforg, a division of the Federal Forestry Agency of Russia. Source: Market Watch
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Biomass gas for Texas

07 June 2012
Biomass gasification is being considered as a possible technology for converting 60 million acres of Texas brush into biofuel, according to Dr Jim Ansley, Texas AgriLife Research rangeland ecologist in the US. Source: North Texas eNews
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