New Zealand minister Jo Goodhew presented at the recent ForestWood Conference 2016. Source: Timberbiz In her speech she said the New Zealand Government was focused on meeting its key economic growth objectives and that the focus of the conference was how forestry and wood processing s

Extreme droughts could lead to widespread death of eucalypts from embolisms, researchers say. Source: ABC News The trees cannot quickly adjust the size of their water transport vessels to cope with variability in water supply. Their findings, published in this Ecology Letters, show th

Logging of native forests has cost NSW taxpayers $78 million over the past six years for a declining industry that is also a primary risk for the state’s rising number of threatened species, according to a report by The Australia Institute. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald The

A seed bank project in remote northern Australia is training Aboriginal women in horticulture to help protect plant biodiversity of the region. Source: ABC News Nyul Nyul, Karajarri and Bardi Jawi Oorany women ranger groups are being taught to collect, store, and propagate culturally

It could be the DIY masterstroke that finally provides some decent competition to home improvement powerhouse Bunnings and salvages the failed Masters chain to boot according to DGC Advisory. Source: news.com.au But what is really galling for Masters’ embattled owner Woolworths, which

Bioenergy Australia is holding a Brisbane Bioenergy Business Breakfast where they will present a session focussing on growing biofuels in Queensland. Source: Timberbiz The line up offers updates from the Queensland Government, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Ecotech Biodies

On International Days of Forests, the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) said that as a supplier of forest products, Canada was number one in the world in terms of environmental practices and reputation among international customers. Source: Sys-Con Media A study undertaken

A new report from Michigan State University (MSU) is praising China’s efforts to roll back decades of deforestation and habitat destruction, noting that there are major implications for global climate change and local biodiversity. Source: Gizmodo During China’s Great Leap Forward of