The 2023 ForestTECH programme, consisting of pre-and-post conference workshops and meetings along with trade exhibitions has been designed with industry. It’s now live. Details on the content and coverage for …
New Australian Forest & Wood Innovations institute
The Albanese Government has signed an agreement with the University of Tasmania (UTAS) to expand the work of the National Institute for Forest Products Innovation. UTAS will establish the institute …
Australian plantation establishment grants welcomed
Forest plantation establishment grants announced this week by the Albanese Government will help Australia grow much needed timber and wood fibre supply for the nation’s future, Acting Chief Executive Officer …
Forest health monitoring solution developed
In Europe, Metsä Group, an international forest industry group and CollectiveCrunch, a leading AI company specializing in forestry solutions, have teamed up to release an innovative solution that equips forest …
New partnership to help meet predator free targets
A new partnership between the inventors of New Zealand’s only automatic resetting combined possum and rat trap and the owners of New Zealand’s largest privately-owned conservation estate will provide a …
New research reveals how much forests absorb water
New research is showing how effective forests are at mitigating the effects of extreme rainfall during severe weather events. In New Zealand, high resolution data collected from Mahurangi Forest near …
CSIRO launches national soil data & information tool
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has launched a new tool that will help Australia sustainably manage a critical natural resource which sustains lives and livelihoods. Now live and available for …
Methane-munching forest soils to the rescue
Scion scientists have embarked on important new research to find out how much methane is being consumed by microorganisms in New Zealand’s planted forest soils. Forest soils are good habitats …
Water rule lifting required to unlock plantation investment
Queensland’s forest and timber industry is looking forward to the lifting of the water rule barrier in the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) to promote new plantation investment in the state. …