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Brendan Slui has been appointed Managing Director of Rayonier Matariki Forests following the resignation of Paul Nicholls who is stepping aside after 25 years service. Brendan has held a series of roles during his 18-year tenure with Rayonier Matariki Forests, joining as a Senior Forester and progressing to Resources Manager, Regional Manager and most recently,[…]

Australian OneFortyOne Plantations (OFO) has signed an agreement to acquire one of New Zealand’s leading forestry businesses, Nelson Forests. Nelson Forests is currently 100% owned by investment funds advised by Global Forest Partners LP, a US-based timberland investment management organisation. The acquisition will allow for the exchange of best practice forestry management between the Australian[…]

Nathan Trushell has been appointed as the new CEO of VicForests following a successful period of acting CEO. VicForests’ Board Chair, Michael Humphris, said Mr Trushell brings a wealth of experience in the Victorian native timber industry. VicForests is a Victorian State-owned business responsible for the sustainable harvest, regrowing and commercial sale of timber from[…]

Australia’s CSIRO is collaborating in a NASA-funded project, using a CSIRO-designed instrument, to help develop new methods of measuring forest carbon stores on a large scale. Forests are the world’s main above-ground carbon store and are therefore critical in controlling the global carbon cycle. But estimating the amount of carbon stored in forests over a[…]

Karelia forests – Since late 2022, Segezha Group, a subsidiary of Russian AFK Sistema, has engaged in large-scale logging operations near Lake Maksimyärvi in Karelia, an area proposed for reserve status. Over one year, the company has cleared 1,700 hectares of old-growth forests with trees ranging from 150 to over 300 years old. These forests[…]

Johanna Lindén will assume the role of CFO at the wood industry company Setra on 16 September. She has extensive experience in the wood industry and most recently held the position of CFO, Strategy and IT Manager at Södra Wood. “I am very much looking forward to working with Johanna and warmly welcome her to[…]

How much money is needed to save the rainforests? Estimating the exact amount of money needed to save the rainforests is challenging due to the complex and diverse nature of rainforest conservation efforts across different regions. The costs involved can vary significantly based on factors such as the size of the rainforest area, the level[…]

How much money is needed to save the rainforests? Estimating the exact amount of money needed to save the rainforests is challenging due to the complex and diverse nature of rainforest conservation efforts across different regions. The costs involved can vary significantly based on factors such as the size of the rainforest area, the level[…]

Finsilva plc, one of Finland’s largest forest owners, will adopt the Metsä Group Plus forest management model for measures carried out in its forests. The Metsä Group Plus model calls for more retention trees, burned wood, high biodiversity stumps and protective thickets in the forest and wider buffer zones along waterways than conventional models. “Finsilva[…]

Lumin, a leading timberland and forest products company, will invest ~US$ 136 million to build its third industrial plant in Uruguay, which is expected to create more than 300 jobs and significantly increase the country’s sustainable plywood production. The announcement was made this afternoon in Melo at an event attended by the President of Uruguay,[…]