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China’s new heavenly pit

01 September 2023
A huge ancient forest world has been discovered 630 feet underground, down a sinkhole in China. Sources: The Daily Mail, photo credit Xinhua The underground mystery was stumbled upon in a Chinese ‘Geopark’ by a cave exploration team of scientists. The phenomenon is also kn
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Top 20 timber exporters in the world

30 August 2023
The timber industry is an important part of the global wood market. Timber is any wood that is sawn into planks and beams. Asia Pacific serves to dominate the timber market by its high market share. Source: Yahoo Finance The high market share is due to increased incomes, urbanization,
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US flags concerns on imports from Vietnam

30 August 2023
Nearly two years after the reaching an agreement that avoided Section 301 tariffs on imports from Vietnam, the US has indicated concerns about Hanoi’s implementation of that agreement. Source: ST&R In October 2020 the Office of the US Trade Representative initiated a Section 301 i
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Nomura invests in forestry fund managed by New Forests

30 August 2023
Nomura Holdings has entered into an agreement through a subsidiary to invest in Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 L.P. (TAFF2), a Southeast Asia forestry fund managed by New Forests Asia. Source: Timberbiz This is Nomura’s first investment into a forest fund managed by New Forests which is
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Canada conducts extensive mass timber fire tests

28 August 2023
The findings from Canada’s most extensive mass timber demonstration fire tests project led by the Canadian Wood Council (CWC) have been finalized in a comprehensive report titled: Large-Scale Fire Tests of a Mass Timber Building Structure for MTDFTP (Mass Timber Demonstration Fire Tes
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Reefs of sunken trees restore biodiversity in degraded habitats

28 August 2023
Scientists have found that reefs made from sunken trees can help restore biodiversity in degraded marine habitats. It is estimated that coral reefs support about 25% of all marine life. They provide housing, food and areas to spawn for millions of marine species and are the backbone o
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CEPI Cartonboard merges with Pro Carton

28 August 2023
Members of CEPI Cartonboard and Pro Carton confirmed that they will merge into one association under the name Pro Carton, following a 12-month period of consultation. Source: Timberbiz The final merger is expected to take place in 2024 after all legal procedures are successfully met.
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PEFC practices what it preaches

25 August 2023
After serving as a meeting point for PEFC staff and visitors at World Architecture Festivals (WAF)in both Amsterdam and Lisbon, the show stand had reached the end of its first life. However, recognising that wood is a valuable natural resource, it was carefully dismantled and in keepi
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Wooden pillar-free classroom to teach wood construction

25 August 2023
Kengo Kuma and Associates (KKAA) has designed a “Wooden Classroom” for Okayama University in Japan which will become the central teaching materials for new wooden construction education. Sources: Timberbiz, Design Boom In order to satisfy the goal of creating full-size teaching materi
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Moon Tree seedlings from outer space

25 August 2023
Education and community organizations in the US can apply to receive a living piece of spaceflight history to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: a seedling grown from a tree seed that flew around the Moon on the NASA’s Artemis I mission in late 2022. Source: Ti
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