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12-06-2017 - fao.org Around 70 experts from over 25 countries, international organizations, processes, academia and non-governmental organizations are meeting at the FAO Global Forest Resource Assessment (FRA) 2020 Expert Consultation from 12-16.6.2017 in Joensuu, Finland.
Elmia AB - Jun 01, 2017 The entire G series of mid-size forwarders from John Deere is being exhibited at Elmia Wood.
June 1, 2017 Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is pleased that the Government of Canada has launched initiatives to ensure the forest sector remains competitive in the face of the unwarranted duties implemented by the U.S. on softwood lumber.
6. June 2017- blog.stihl.com A cry of “Timber!” resounds through the park.
Press review http://vancouversun.com – 06-06-2017 - Matt Robinson A design by award-winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban for the world’s tallest hybrid timber structure is poised to be built in downtown Vancouver.
Press review heraldnet.com - Fri May 26th, 2017 By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has assured House appropriators that he would press the White House for more funding and flexibility to address wildfires across the nation as lawmakers from both parties expressed dismay at proposed budget cuts to the U.S. Forest Service.
nifc.gov - 06-06-2017 Drones are fun, but potentially deadly in the wrong place
Wildlife and farming are under threat, so we’ve started a campaign to get everyone in the country to plant a tree and save their environment theguardian.com - Kennedy Daima Mmari - 5 June 2017
News Washington, Rose Garden The White House - 01-06-2017 - Donald Trump: In order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect America and its citizens, the United States will withdraw from the one-sided Paris Climate Accord.
28 may 2017 - telegraph.co.uk - James Rothwell Hunters in Texas could soon be allowed to shoot wild boar from the skies using hot air balloons in a bid
News 24/05/2017- fao.org Illegal logging most certainly degrades forest resources and deprives governments of tax revenue that should be used for the benefit of citizens, but, in some extreme cases, it also funds armed conflicts, Robert Simpson, Manager of the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme, told the 2nd International Conference on Environment hosted by the Italian national police force the Carabinieri in Rome last week.
Polish government is accused of pushing Białowieża forest ecosystem to point of no return with state-sanctioned logging in Unesco world heritage site
May 15, 2017 - By Patrick Monagan - Science Magazine / Forest Business Network The Age of Exploration may be long past, but even in the 21st century, our maps can still get a major update.
Press review 15-May-2017 – www1.toronto.ca The City of Toronto has determined a timeframe and locations for aerial spraying as part of its ongoing efforts to manage the European Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) infestation.
By Jon Hernandez, CBC News - Posted: May 08, 2017 Despite mill shutdowns and increased raw log exports, there's 'more work than you can shake a stick at'
Press review By Sarah Fecht May 5, 2017 - popsci.com It’s gruesome, but could help investigations
Press review Scott Macnab - 02- may 2017 - scotsman.com Environment minister Roseanna Cunningham says she is ready to take the “necessary steps” to get Scotland’s deer population under control with the prospect of new hardline powers to cull numbers.
Press review April 27, 2017 - womeninwood.ca Kathy Abusow is the President and CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Iniative Inc. Check out Kathy Abusow's TED Talk "The power of sustainable forests" Congratulations to Lacey Rose and Jessica Kaknevicius for starting Women in Wood!
24 April 2017 - fpc.wa.gov.au Our West Manjimup Nursery has just completed its annual treatment of its pine (Pinus radiata) seed orchard using science that has proven to increase overall pine seed productivity.
News 24.04.2017 - efi.int In the EU, the construction sector employs currently more than 12 million people and accounts for 42% of the total energy consumption as well as 35% of the total greenhouse gas emissions, when considering the whole lifecycle of buildings.
Press review By Erik Stokstad Apr. 3, 2017 - sciencemag.org A year after a deadly and highly contagious wildlife disease surfaced in Norway, the country is taking action.
April 7, 2017 - theconversation.com The Conversation UK receives funding from Hefce, Hefcw, SAGE, SFC, RCUK, The Nuffield Foundation, The Ogden Trust, The Royal Society, The Wellcome Trust, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and The Alliance for Useful Evidence, as well as sixty five university members.
Press review Photograph: Tomasz Wiech/Polish Mothers on Tree Stumps Christian Davies in Warsaw - Friday 7 April 2017 - New law allows private landowners to cut down any number of trees without applying for permission or even informing authorities
05/04/2017 - Experts meeting in Rome this week are discussing timber import regulations and practical methods of ensuring that wood and wood products entering the European Union, the United States and Australia are from legal production.
