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Horgan government’s forestry policies blasted
RBC Capital Markets analyst predicts B.C. forest industry will shrink by half
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News Letter to the Editor: Collective vision for forestry needed in 2022
tla.ca – 5-01-2022 2021 proved to be another year of uncertainty and anxiety for many British Columbians, as we experienced the ups and downs associated with the pandemic and catastrophic flooding events that significantly impacted many parts of the province.
News Squirrel injures 18 people in two days of attacks in Buckley
bbc.com – 29-12-2021 A grey squirrel which attacked and injured 18 people has been captured and put down.
News Glentress Clean-up
forestryandland.gov.scot – 10-12-2021 Glentress is home to over 45 miles of walking and biking trails, not to mention the many miles of forest roads.
News Member States express significant concerns and request for clarifications on the new EU Forest Strategy
CEPF – 20-12-2021 European forest owners and managers welcome the Council Conclusions adopted today on the EU Forest Strategy for 2030 and fully share the concerns expressed by the Members States.
News Loggers block Highway 4 in front of MLA’s office to protest gov’t deferral on old-growth logging
Susie Quinn - Dec. 10, 2021 - albernivalleynews.com Forestry workers took to the streets of Port Alberni on Thursday to protest a recent B.C. provincial government decision to defer old-growth logging for the next two years.
News JOINT STATEMENT - The EESC calls for coherence, certainty and clarity from the new EU Forest Strategy for 2030
Brussels, 8 December 2021 European forest owners and managers welcome the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Opinion on the EU Forest Strategy for 2030 adopted today.
News Ecuadoran cooperation at the University of Sopron (ForestPress)
30-11-202 - Representative of the Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam (Ecuador), Dr. Caroline Bacquet visited the University of Sopron on 29 November 2021. On behalf of the University of Sopron, Vice-Rector Prof. Dr. Ferenc Lakatos and Director General of the Forest Research Institute Dr. Attila Borovics welcomed Ms. Bacquet.
News New factors driving underlying value of commercial forestry
tilhill.com – 23-11-2021 The forestry market has seen a record-breaking year, with average values more than double what they were three years ago and the total value of the forestry investment market reaching a new high, according to the latest UK Forest Market Report.
News Member States express significant concerns and request for clarifications of the new EU Forest Strategy for 2030 (ForestPress)
15-11-2021 - European forest owners and managers welcome the Council Conclusions adopted today on the EU Forest Strategy for 2030 and fully share the concerns expressed by the Members States.
News Growing our low-carbon future: time for timber (ForestPress)
27-10-2021 - International Wood Manifesto to be launched prior to COP26
News How much it could cost to halt old-growth logging
Derrick Penner / Vancouver Sun- timescolonist.com - October 23, 2021 Premier John Horgan is under increasing pressure to halt old-growth logging on B.C.’s coast, a step that would come with a billion-dollar price tag to buy back existing timber rights, according to one industry analyst.
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The New EU Forest Strategy for 2030
05-10-2021 - Position of European Forest Owners and Managers
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European forest owners and managers call for major clarifications on the new EU Forest Strategy (ForestPress)
05-10-2021 - "The new EU Forest Strategy for 2030 needs clear objectives and feasible coherent actions" was the message of forest owners and managers to the EU policy makers from the European Forest Owners' Conference.
News The world’s longest treetop walkway is Switzerland’s coolest new attraction
Jori Ayers Sep 7, 2021- matadornetwork.com WITZERLAND IS NOW HOME to the world’s longest treetop walkway.
News IUFRO’s Focus on the Interaction Between Forests and People
iufro.org - 2021-08-03 Interview with Professor Shirong Liu, IUFRO Vice-President for Task Forces, Special Programmes, Projects and IUFRO-led Initiatives
News Bear Attack Fatalities Are Up This Year. Is it a Trend, or Just a Coincidence?
outsideonline.com - Zoe Gates Aug 1, 2021 Grizzly and black bears have killed five people in North America over the last five months.
News The new EU Forest Strategy – putting European forest owners’ commitment at stake
Today, (16.06.2021) the European Commission published its EU Forest Strategy for 2030. Despite some improvements, the text adopted does not succeed in re-balancing the previous versions of the text that have already caused controversy.
