Indian officials have been slow to implement a landmark law giving rights to forests to indigenous people because they view it as a handicap to projects spurring expansion in the fast-growing economy, a land rights campaigner said. Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation The 2006 Forest Ri

During a recent survey of trees in the Queen’s garden at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, botanists were shocked to discover the presence of two elms thought to be extinct for nearly a half century. Source: Gizmodo The two trees belong to a species known as the Went

China’s sawnwood imports totalled 15.61 million cubic metres valued at $3.82 billion in the first half of 2016, down 2% and 17% respectively over the same period of 2015. Source: Lesprom The average landed price for imported sawnwood was US$245 per cubic metre, a year-on-year drop of

There are certain images conjured up at the mention of a surfer – a year round tan, sun-bleached hair, even perhaps a slightly “hippy” attitude to life. Glen Warren is all that and more. Source: Weekly Times Now A carpenter by trade, the father-of-three is a keen surfer and a passiona

This is the key objective of a PhD research project that has just been developed at the New Zealand School of Forestry, University of Canterbury. Source: Scoop NZ This research is being conducted by a Vietnamese central government employee and funding for the work has been provided by

Woolworths has completed the sale of its profitable Home Timber and Hardware franchise as part of its $1.5 billion exit from the home improvement sector. Source: Yahoo7 The supermarket giant says the $165 million sale of Home Timber and Hardware to Mitre10 owner Metcash has been compl

We will all have our own view as to what we think prefabrication and offsite construction is, and whatever your view is, I suggest that it is unlikely to be wrong. Source: Sourceable However, I am equally confident in saying that it is increasingly likely to be incomplete or outdated.

Architecture, engineering and construction industry stakeholders are invited to access a new design guide for mid-rise timber buildings, released in response to recent changes to the National Construction Code (NCC). Source: Architecture & Design Made effective from 1 May this yea