Canada’s strained rail network is damaging Alberta’s forest industry according to Paul Whittaker, president and CEO of the Albert Forest Products Association in an article he wrote for CBC News. Source: CBC News After a winter of delayed shipments, high storage and truckin

US softwood lumber demand is expected to continue its upward trajectory from the lows of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, reaching an all-time high by mid 2020s, according to a newly released US Lumber Outlook Study by ForestEdge LLC and Wood Resources International LLC (USLO

The exhibition pairing of HOLZ-HANDWERK (the industry meeting for the wood processing sector) and FENSTERBAU FRONTALE (the international Trade Show. Window. Door. Facade) achieved record numbers for visitors and countries of origin this year. Source: Timberbiz There was a combined tot

New research on the impacts on biodiversity of ‘thinning’ White cypress pine trees (Callitris glaucophylla) has yielded promising results, finding many positive relationships between the management practice and the diversity of species in NSW forests. Source: Timberbiz The project, le

The draft of the PEFC Sustainable Forest Management Meta-Standard has been released for public comment. Source: Timberbiz The Meta-Standard provides the base document against which all PEFC endorsed National Standards must align. It provides requirements for performance and sustainabi

Gippsland timber bosses have slammed the state government for a lack of action after committing $110 million last year to establish more timber plantations in the region. Source: Latrobe Valley Express The funding was allocated in the Victorian State Budget to help with the creation o

New plantation forestry regulations will better protect the environment while improving productivity within the forestry sector according to New Zealand Forestry Minister Shane Jones. Source: Timberbiz “The new National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry come into effect

Bioenergy Association New Zealand has congratulated Fonterra on its move to use wood fuel at its Brightwater dairy factory. Source: Timberbiz “The Brightwater boiler conversion is evidence Fonterra is serious about its commitment to reduce absolute emissions by 30% by 2030, and