The reduction in house construction in China has resulted in a substantial decline in the importation of forest products during 2015, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). Sources: Timberbiz, Forestry Expo Co NZ The total value of imported softwood logs and lumber has fallen 25%

In Canada easy-access timber pretty much used up, they are logging in increasingly challenging terrain, including steep slopes that had previously been bypassed because they’re too steep for traditional machinery. Source: Business Vancouver A relatively new approach to operating on st

Fires burning across Tasmania are producing the worst crisis the world heritage forests there have faced in decades, says a long-term conservationist from the area. Source: The Guardian “In my opinion – and I’ve been working on these issues since 1981 – it’s the gravest crisis the wor

New Forests has appointed Mark Rogers as managing director for Australia-New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Mr Rogers will be the senior executive responsible for the company’s investment activities in the region, including oversight of acquisitions as well as management of existing inves

The tables are being turned on foresters and logging contractors in British Columbia as technology from New Zealand is set to create a whole new way of logging in BC’s forests. Source: Scoop NZ When meeting challenges to safely harvest NZ’s steep sloped forests, practicing foresters f

Woolworths and its US joint venture partner Lowe’s are expected to appoint independent experts this week to value the loss-making Masters chain after failing to agree on price. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Woolworths and Lowe’s had until Monday to agree on the price t

Former Woolworths chairman John Dahlsen says Woolworths’ exit from the $45 billion home improvement market could boost competition if regulators approve a merger between wholesalers Mitre 10 and Danks and clamp down on Bunnings’ expansion.  Source: The Age Mr Dahlsen, who

Former Greens leader Bob Brown has been charged over a protest at the contentious Lapoinya logging site in north-west Tasmania. Source: ABC News The Friends of Lapoinya Action Group (FLAG) said Mr Brown and three other people walked into the Lapoinya Forest exclusion zone on Monday mo