A review of regulations covering genetically modified organisms hinges on a High Court case next week challenging approval for GM experiments on the pinus radiata. Source: The New Zealand Herald

A large fire at a Brooklyn sawmill in New Zealand is likely to see export orders delayed by up to a month. Source: Stuff.co.nz, Fairfax NZ News

A major national initiative to lift innovation in the forest, wood, paper and timber products sector is in Melbourne today. Source: Timberbiz

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has applauded the Tasmanian State Labor Government and Liberal Opposition for maintaining their support in principal for a pulp making plant. Source: Timberbiz

The volumes of timber harvested annually in Europe has remained flat at around 370 million m3 per year, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Source: FestForest

They have begun mapping every single tree on the planet with satellites, used 3D lasers to see the wood from the trees, and now they have developed a system to monitor logging machines as they work. Source: The Irish Examiner

The first half of 2013 saw increased production of lumber in the US, lower prices and higher importation from overseas, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Higher lumber consumption in the US has resulted in both increased domestic production and a rise in importation of lumber in 201

Workers who have lost their jobs after a Rotorua sawmill closed say they are worried they will not receive redundancy payments. Source: Radio New Zealand