New Forests has released a new publication, Timberland Investment Outlook, 2013-2018. Source: Timberbiz

The Forestry Corporation of NSW (formerly Forests NSW) hosted a forest tour of two recent harvesting operations near Eden for visiting Japanese conservationists from the Japanese Tropical Forest Action Network. Source: Timberbiz

Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) CEO Lisa Marty said the forest and wood products industry and local government needed to build collaboration and work together to safeguard jobs and encourage local investment. Source: Timberbiz

Decades after Thomas Lovejoy isolated fragments of the Brazilian rainforest in a grand experiment, researchers are building on his legacy around the world. Source: Nature News

The forests of the Russian Far East are being pushed to the brink of destruction due to pervasive, large-scale illegal logging, largely to supply Chinese furniture and flooring manufacturers, according to a new report by WWF-Russia. Source: World Wildlife Fund

Two Taranaki timber mills went from competitors to colleagues overnight when a factory fire crippled Taranakipine's planing mill in February. Sources: Stuff, Fairfax NZ News

Tasmania’s forest peace deal is in jeopardy and the state's power-sharing government faces a major split, after Labor backed changes to the landmark agreement strongly opposed by green groups. Sources: The Australian, ABC

According to Markets For Change there is significant risk in establishing native forest-based bioenergy projects to substitute for Australia’s ailing woodchip export trade, including adverse climate impacts, according to a new report by environment group Markets For Change.