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Figures have been released by Te Uru Rakau (Forestry New Zealand) that show 228 grant applications were received for funding under the Government’s One Billion Trees Programme in 2019, a total of NZ$42.55 million being allocated across 42 projects. Te Uru Rakau acting deputy director-general Sam Keenan said NZ$22.2 million of that had been approved[…]

China is increasing importation of logs from New Zealand and Europe, while diminishing imports from North America and Russia. As a region, Europe is now the second largest supplier of softwood logs to China behind New Zealand, reports the WRQ. Europe has rapidly become a major supplier of softwood logs to China’s log market, while[…]

The WWF estimates we’re losing 27 football fields of forest every minute due to deforestation UK company Dendra plans to plant 500 billion trees by 2060 – using AI and drones. The drones can plant 120 seedpods per minute. The WWF estimates we’re losing 27 football fields of forest every minute due to deforestation. A[…]

Resource Management Service, LLC (RMS) has announced that it has successfully completed the sale of its Tasmanian hardwood plantations to investment funds advised by Global Forest Partners LP (GFP) of Lebanon, New Hampshire. The transaction included total productive area of 21,000 hectares on 36,500 hectares of freehold land. The assets consist of two operating units[…]

The recent bushfires are a fresh blow to Victoria’s timber industry, coming just weeks after the state Labor government announced the end of all native forest logging within 10 years. Sawmills in the east of the state, which had already been struggling to secure enough logs to keep their machines running, said the government’s move[…]

Ginseng, New Zealand’s next potential $1 billion export industry has roots in ancient China and is especially suited to New Zealand commercial pine forest plantations reports woodweek.com. Globally Ginseng is a Traditional Chinese Medicine, that promises a range of health benefits. It has been used for more than 5000 years. Wild ginseng, grown in China[…]

The response and recovery efforts to the bushfire crisis are significant and many people and businesses from our timber industry have been directly affected or are working tirelessly to support communities and regions across Australia. The Australian Forest Contractor Association’s General Manager Stacey Gardiner said “the bushfire crisis will have a lasting impact on our[…]

Ence opened in Puertollano, Spain its new renewable energy generation plant with low emission biomass of 50 MW, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. The new 50 MW biomass generation plant is a clear example of a just energy transition, contributing very positively to the environment. In fact, it[…]

Softree Technical Systems Inc., a world leader in forest road and engineering software, announced the release of RoadEng Version 9.  This updated version offers a variety of new features for planning cable harvesting operations. (Vancouver January 9, 2020) Cable harvest planning and analysis using RoadEng 9 can help determine landing locations and road infrastructure.  Working off[…]

Want to help #TeamTrees get to 20 million? Get creative and help spread the word like didi_amicoimmaginario did. So far they are at 17,808,310 trees planted. To find out more go to https://teamtrees.org/