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An increasing number of construction firms around the world are committing to using Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified timber in their building projects. Royal BAM Group in the Netherlands and Even Construtora e Incorporadora in Brazil are two of the latest examples. In Brazil, Even Construtora e Incorporadora is set to use more FSC for[…]

This paper gives an overview of the concerns, perceptions and reactions surrounding ‘Conversions’. Given the universal appreciation of the importance of forests, especially tropical forests, and concern at their potential demise the solution appears to be to simple – either leave them alone or replace the trees that we use. So why has the debate[…]

Wayne Keith has converted his pickup to run on scraps of wood from his Alabama (US) sawmill. The heart of the wood-powered vehicle is a gasifier, which basically converts solid fuels into gaseous ones. Though the fuel in their tanks is liquid, gasoline and diesel engines actually run on vapour. Thus, the wood gas produced[…]

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Working Group in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is now accredited. This makes Papua New Guinea the first FSC accredited Working Group established in Oceania. The Working Group is developing national forest management standards for the country in line with FSC’s Principles and Criteria. Forests known for their rich biodiversity cover 65%[…]

The world’s second- largest papermaker, Stora Enso, posted a bigger-than-expected loss in the fourth quarter on rising wood prices and costs to close mills, according to a Bloomberg report. The loss was 135.3 million euros ($197 million), compared with a year-earlier profit of 263 million euros. Analysts estimated a loss of 81 million euros. Sales[…]

A new report has outlined how an emissions trading scheme can maximise the benefits of using wood products as carbon friendly materials and help address climate change. The report prepared for Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) by Monash University Researcher Alison George, has identified the areas an emissions trading scheme must address in order[…]

The Federal Minister of Agriculture Horst Seehofer has accepted to be the patron of the15th KWF-Tagung and voiced his recognition of KWF’s achievements in Germany. “With its tradition and wide acceptance, the Kuratorium is an important institution for the promotion of collaboration between the Federation and the states for sustainable forestry practices,” Seehofer said. Particular[…]

Forestry Tasmania said its wood supply contract for Gunns’ proposed pulp mill is the most significant deal it has ever struck, according to an online ABC report. Forestry Tasmania agreed to supply Gunns with 1.5 million m3 of plantation and native forest timber a year for 20 years for about  $350 million. Hans Drielsma from Forestry Tasmania told[…]

A landmark transaction of certified forest carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reductions has been completed between the Pacific Forest Trust (PFT) and Natsource Asset Management LLC (Natsource). Natsource, a leading emissions and renewable energy asset manager, bought 60,000 t of carbon emissions reductions on behalf of its clients from a private forest owner represented by PFT.[…]

New Australian Government figures released today show that the Australian forest industry has kept the nation on track to meet its targeted reductions in greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. The report Tracking to the Kyoto Target was released today by Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong. NAFI’s acting CEO Allan[…]