The University of Canterbury is to launch a new research project to make sure New Zealand’s new forestry roads are safe and are established with minimal environmental impact. Source: Timberbiz
Bioenergy Australia 2014 conference will be held at the Stamford Grand Adelaide on 1-2 December, with a technical tour on, 3 December. Source: Timberbiz
Australian builders lag behind global competitors with prefabricated housing an untapped market for local manufacturers, according to META Managing Director Zoran Angelkovski. Source: Timberbiz
Inspection teams and checkpoints will be expanded in major timber smuggling areas in Sagaing and Mandalay regions as well as northern Shan State to seal off smuggling routes from Myanmar to China, according to Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry. Source: Eleven
Norway plans to spend as much as US$300 million to support a program in Peru to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the destruction of the world's fourth largest tropical forest. Source: Reuters
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