A Boyne Valley family has taken over the Builyan sawmill reviving the town's lifeblood. Source: The Gladstone Observer

The pulp and paper company that went from environmental zero to hero last year has now called on the Abbott government to invest some of its Direct Action funding into protecting Indonesian forests. Source: The Brisbane Times

Financially stricken wood processor Southern Cross Forest Products has attracted local and international interest from potential buyers, and its receiver hopes to progress the sale next month. Source: The New Zealand Herald

The new owner of vast tree plantations previously held by failed timber company Gunns Ltd will focus on exporting the resource as woodchips and is sceptical about prospects for a pulp mill in Tasmania. Sources: The Australian, ABC News

Researchers have genetically engineered poplar trees with lignin that breaks down more easily, opening the door to cheaper biofuels and wood pulp that require only a fraction of the energy and chemicals to produce. Source: Vancouver Sun

A British think-tank said Papua New Guinea could improve its forest governance by negotiating a Forest Partnership Agreement with the European Union (EU). Source: Australia Network News

The 2014 World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2014) will be held 10-14 August 2014 in Quebec City, Canada. Source: Canadian Architect

Increased density of housing in the middle suburbs surrounding city centres is becoming the strategy for growth in most Australian states. Source: Timberbiz