The Australian Forest Products Association has launched a marginal and forestry seats campaign to bring forest policy to the fore in the coming federal election. Source: Timberbiz

Every year there are devastating forest fires in Europe, destroying thousands of hectares of forests. The South European countries are at higher risk, but no European country is immune. Source: Europa

The fate of the world's forests on a warming planet has long been one of the great unanswered questions about climate change. Now, new research is complicating the picture further. Source: New York Times

The new Construction Products Regulation, which came into force this month, requires products to be accompanied by a declaration of performance, as well as a CE marking. Source: bdonline

The government is turning away from its controversial policy of subsidising UK power stations to generate electricity from burning wood. Source: BBC News

The ABS release of housing data includes crucial information regarding dwelling commencements, with the update coming in largely as expected, said the Housing Industry Association (HIA), the voice of Australia’s residential building industry. Source: Timberbiz

The Forest Growers Levy Trust in New Zealand has lodged its application to the Government for the introduction of a compulsory levy on all harvested logs. Source: Radio New Zealand

The Tasmanian Premier and mainstream green groups have condemned an anti-logging protest at Ta Ann’s mill in Smithton. Sources: Yahoo, The Examiner, The Mercury, ABC News