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Tembec has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for its forestry practices over a 711,020-ha public forest in Senneterre, in Abitibi-East, Quebec. “Achieving FSC certification is the culmination of months of hard work and represents a well-deserved recognition of the efforts of our Senneterre team,” said Dennis Rounsville, Executive Vice President and President of Tembec’s[…]

The latest Research Note from the Forestry Commission provides an update on red band needle blight (RBNB), a serious disease that is increasingly affecting conifer trees in Britain’s forests. Written by Dr Anna Brown and Dr Joan Webber, scientists from the Tree Health Division of Forest Research, it presents the latest information to help foresters[…]

Forest2Market has available a new resource study, The US South Forest Biomass: An Emerging Industry in Wood Fiber Markets. This delivers a comprehensive, quantitative assessment and forecast of the economic affects of rising energy costs and changing public policy on the forest products supply chain. Until now, while much has been said about the potential[…]

In Canada, Ontario will protect at least 225,000 km2 of the Far North Boreal region under its Far North Planning initiative. Scientists, First Nation and Métis communities will collaborate to map and permanently protect an interconnected network of conservation lands across the Far North. The McGuinty government will work with all northern communities and resource[…]

A team of scientists may have solved the riddle of why plants that work with bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen gas into an essential biological nutrient (ammonia) tend to prevail in the world’s tropical regions rather than higher latitudes. In a paper published this week in Nature, the authors – including Dr Ying Ping Wang[…]

Australia’s CSIRO is providing technical expertise in support of what US science magazine, Discover, has described as one of ‘the six most important experiments in the world’ – the Planted Forests Project on the island of Borneo. “This Malaysian project is visionary,” says the leader of the CSIRO team, David Boden. “Around the world we’ve[…]

In preparation for the most comprehensive picture ever drawn of the state of the Earth’s forests, which cover 30% of its land and are a crucial factor in mitigating climate change, the United Nations agricultural agency has put out a call for accurate data. “Stronger support from countries and advances in communication technology will make[…]

New wood availability forecasts for the East Coast compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will assist with future regional planning for the forest industry and provide infrastructure agencies with credible data for future planning, says John Vaney, Regional Team Leader with MAF Policy in Rotorua, New Zealand. The forecasts covering the period 2007[…]

New wood availability forecasts for the Hawke’s Bay compiled by New Zealand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) will assist with future regional planning for the forest industry and provide infrastructure agencies with credible data for future planning, says John Vaney, Regional Team Leader with MAF Policy in Rotorua. The forecasts indicate the availability of[…]

Whilst illegal loggers are threatening Sierra Leone’s few remaining forests, including the Outamba-Kilimi National Park, a turf war is being waged between key Government departments tasked with tackling such issues, according to NGO Global Witness. Global Witness has called for new President Ernest Bai Koroma to bring much needed direction and law enforcement to Sierra[…]