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Komatsu’s new tracked harvester

14 November 2022
To harvest trees in tight, dense and rugged-terrain forests, operators you need machines with manoeuvrability, power, versatility and reliability. With Komatsu’s XT-5 tracked harvesters, operators can harvest closer to the carrier and manoeuvre confidently thanks to a lower centre of
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Irish fund to get farmers to plant 8000 trees per year

14 November 2022
A new forestry program worth €1.3 billion has been announced by the Irish Government. The fund will see payments to farmers for planting trees rise by between 46% and 66%, and payments will continue for 20 years rather than the existing 15. Source: Timberbiz The funding will be channe
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UK Report shows agroforestry essential to meet climate targets

14 November 2022
A new report from the Woodland Trust shows how a major increase in agroforestry –farming with trees in England, is essential if the country is to meet nature and climate targets, whilst at the same time securing long term food production. Source: Timberbiz The report draws on new anal
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Australians present at COP27

14 November 2022
The Australian Forest Products Association has promoted the important role of growing properly certified forestry plantations to fight global climate change, including planting one billion new trees in Australia by 2030 – at its first organised event at COP27 in Egypt overnight. Sourc
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Temporary LVL market hall disassembled and then repurposed

11 November 2022
When the grand Östermalmshallen market hall in Stockholm needed to be renovated in 2016, it was necessary to find a solution that allowed the operations in Östermalmshallen to continue without interruption. Source: Timberbiz The solution: to build a temporary building that could be re
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Post Russia’s attack on Ukraine the role of forests as security emerged

11 November 2022
Since Russia’s attack on Ukraine the role of forests for security of supply has come up. Finland’s National Emergency Supply Agency introduced the novel idea of ’security-of-supply forests’ in the country. Source: Forest Fi The concept ’security-of-supply forest’ most likely refers to
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Russia destroys 2 million hectares of Ukraine’s forests

11 November 2022
The war started by Russia destroyed two million hectares of forests in Ukraine in less than six months and caused an energy crisis according to Ukrinform, Ukraine’s news agency. Source: Timberbiz President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this in an address to the participants of the 27th UN
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Seppi’s new medium-power mulcher series

09 November 2022
After the introduction of Seppi’s S9 series a few years ago, the new medium-power mulcher series, S7, has been developed. The new S7 line with its S7 “classic” and S7 “dyna” variants replace the traditional SMO and SMO fh in the 50hp to 160hp power range. Source: Timberbiz The strengt
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Global feedback on requirements for certification bodies PEFC

09 November 2022
PEFC invites stakeholders globally to give their feedback on ST 1004, Requirements for Certification Bodies operating Certification against PEFC Endorsed Forest Management Standards. Source: Timberbiz This vital benchmark standard is entering the last stage of its development, so PEFC
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UK’s financial support for forestry at COP27

09 November 2022
New UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged the UK’s continued support for conserving threatened forests around the world, through a funding program covering a third of the world’s forests, at the COP27 UN climate summit in Egypt. Sources: The Guardian, Timberbiz Brazil is expected
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