Wednesday, 23 September 2015 09:12
Bicycle helmet from the forest
Cellutech has developed a bicycle helmet entirely based on materials from the forest. It is showcased today and is the first product realized from the inspirational project Ekoportal2035, created by Skogsindustrierna. The helmet is a prototype designed and constructed by…
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Monday, 21 September 2015 06:31
FSC forests keep growing in Ukraine
During the last year, the area of FSC-certified forest in Ukraine increased by a remarkable 120%. These now comprise 30% of country's total forest – an area of 3,147 million hectares. At the same time, the number of FSC-certified supply…
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Monday, 21 September 2015 06:30
Plum Creek Completes Sale of Southern Timberlands
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. has announced it has completed the sale of approximately 98,000 acres of timberlands in west-central Florida to Hancock Timber Resource Group for approximately $120 million. “We are pleased to conclude this transaction with Hancock Timber…
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Thursday, 17 September 2015 04:06
Systematic nature conservation resulting in increased forest growth
Over the past 20 years, Södra has taken a systematic approach to its nature conservation work. These efforts have resulted in voluntarily protected areas with high conservation values and a production forest with growing conservation values. At the same time,…
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Wednesday, 16 September 2015 08:23
Plum Creek and Institutional Investors to Create Joint Venture to Own, Manage and Acquire Timberlands
New Venture Provides Institutions Opportunity to Co-Invest with Plum Creek Directly in Timberland Portfolio Institutional Investors Contribute Cash, Plum Creek to Contribute and Sell Southern Timberland to Venture Valued at $2,150 Per Acre Silver Creek Capital Management to Act as…
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Wednesday, 16 September 2015 07:24
Over 100,000 hectares of private forests certified under UPM's FSC® group certificate in Finland
UPM's FSC® group certification scheme for private forest owners in Finland has passed a milestone of 100,000 hectares of certified forest. Since 2012, UPM has offered an FSC forest certification service to private forest owners. UPM's FSC group certificate (FSC®…
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Tuesday, 15 September 2015 10:13
Finnish mobile technology solutions are launched into UK forestry & energy markets
Finnish MHG Systems’ mobile and internet cloud service www.woodlandmanager.com was launched last week at the Confor Woodland Show at Longleat Estate UK. This real-time planning and management tool brings efficiency and productivity gains directly to forest owners’ and managers’ mobile…
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Tuesday, 15 September 2015 06:50
Five Eastern and Southern African countries announce groundbreaking move to curb regional illegal timber trade
The national forest agencies of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Madagascar and Mozambique has signed a historic declaration to jointly combat illegal timber trade in Eastern and Southern Africa, taking a significant step towards addressing this growing driver of forest loss. “WWF…
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Thursday, 10 September 2015 08:39
Not clearing but logging
The upcoming Global Forest Resources Assessment – FRA2015 – slated for release on Monday will no doubt reconfirm what many of us have seen with our own eyes: devastating deforestation in the tropics over the past 25 years. Looking forward,…
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Wednesday, 09 September 2015 06:52
Pacific Northwest Mill Closures: Industry Adapts to Survive
As the uncertainty of the global economy continues to influence the forest products industry, 2015 has proven to be a noteworthy year in terms of industry change. No other US region with significant forest resources has experienced this pace of…
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Tuesday, 08 September 2015 07:31
RusForest announces plans to develop harvesting operations in Ust-Ilimsk
RusForest AB (“RusForest” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ OMX: RUSF), a Swedish forestry company with operations in Russia, announces plans to develop harvesting operations in its Ust-Ilimsk forest lease areas. The Company has been reviewing the best options for its Ust-Ilimsk…
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Tuesday, 08 September 2015 07:25
Welcome to Forest Romania 16-18 September
Forest Romania will be the first dedicated professional forestry fair in Romania, a forestry country with sizeable forest resources and an extensive forest industry. The fair is being held by two of the world’s leading organizers of forestry & agricultural…
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Tuesday, 08 September 2015 07:19
‘Early warning system’ for tree health
Citizen science and new technology are being combined in the fight against tree disease as part of Observatree, a new project aimed at helping protect the UK’s trees, woods and forests from harmful pests and diseases – existing or new.…
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Monday, 10 August 2015 07:12
Success for Södra´s non-toxic saplings
Södra is continuing to invest in non-toxic saplings. During the first half of the year, 28 million saplings were sold, half of which featured mechanical plant protection, meaning they were entirely free from toxins. For the full-year 2015, Södra forecasts…
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Wednesday, 05 August 2015 05:17
FSC certification yields financial benefits for tropical forest businesses, shows WWF report
A new WWF cost-benefit analysis of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification on a cross-section of forest operators finds that tropical and small or medium producers, regardless of geography, can benefit significantly from attaining FSC certification. The Profitability and Sustainability in…
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