Kangaroo Island Plantation Timber (KIPT) has announced that Keith Lamb will commence as its new managing director in June. This is part of a long-planned transition as KIPT anticipates moving into port construction, forestry production and export operations. Source: Timberbiz Current 

Senator Jonathan Duniam, the new assistant federal minister in charge of forestry, was a senior member of Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman’s staff during the development of the new Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement. Senator Duniam grew up in the north-west of Tasmania and went to univ

In 2018, progress tracking of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development goals for Southeast Asia revealed disappointing outcomes for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15. SDG 15 measures forests and forested land protection, restoration and sustainable use. Source: The Asean Post I

The notified area of final felling in Sweden increased by 13% in April 2019 compared with the corresponding month in 2018. One reason is attacks of bark beetle. It is the highest monthly recorded data in four years for the whole country in April and the second highest in last 12 years

While the European Commission delays the release of its Communication on Deforestation, external pressure mounts on the EU to mitigate its complicity in global deforestation. More than 600 European scientists asked the EU to reduce the impact of its consumption on Amazon deforestation

Tasmanian Timbers will feature on the national stage following the launch of a new campaign focusing on forest certification and the sustainability of Tasmanian timber products. And according to Shawn Britton, Chairman of Tasmanian Timber, the Responsible Wood certification scheme is

Trees That Count has launched a nationwide campaign calling for New Zealanders to take action for the environment by helping plant millions more native trees across the country. The nationwide Love Native Trees campaign features well-known New Zealand personalities including Olympic m

An online webinar by Dr Hilary Smith of Latitude Forest Services will detail the results of a recently published Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) funded project entitled Production Forest Methodologies for the Emissions Reduction Fund (PNC354-1415). Source: Timberbiz The proj