Search Results: 'National Forest'

Fortune may favour the brave
16 December, 2006
The new and ever-changing Russian Federation poses many risks for foreign investors, but for those that do their homework correctly, there are opportunities and significant long-term rewards

School's in
16 December, 2006
Forest education has crossed borders and gone international. Kai Lintunen of the Finnish Forest Association reports

Uganda forest chief quits over licence disagreement
15 December, 2006
The head of the Ugandan National Forest Authority (NFA) has quit after he refused to grant a palm oil firm a licence to clear rainforest for a new plantation.

France and Czech Republic get second PEFC approval
13 December, 2006
National forest certification schemes in France and the Czech Republic have been re-endorsed by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Council for a second five-year period.

Alice Holt given research status
07 December, 2006
Alice Holt Forest has become a research forest, formalising scientific studies conducted there since the 1950s.

Trade warned to check PNG claims
25 November, 2006
The industry has been warned to be on the lookout for timber from Papua New Guinea (PNG) with chain of custody documentation but wrongly claimed to be sustainably and legally sourced.

Study paints brighter picture of world's forests
17 November, 2006
A new study has shown the world's forests may be in better condition than previously thought.

Australia cracks down on illegal imports
14 November, 2006
Timber industry groups in Australia have backed a federal government plan to crack down on illegal imports - even though it doesn't impose an outright ban.

UK forest industry in good health
13 November, 2006
Britain's forest industry generates £7.2bn a year for the economy, according to a new report.

Invest and prosper
11 November, 2006
A boom period in Swedish sawmilling is enabling the industry to invest in the future. Johanna Blom, of the Swedish Forest Industries Federation, reports

A framework for the future
11 November, 2006
Medite has launched an international initiative to forecast timber industry developments over the next 10 years

Russia is hot investment, says new report
28 October, 2006
A study which will help companies assess the risks and rewards of doing business in Russia has been published by PricewaterhouseCooper (PWC).

PEFC Council re-endorses Austrian certification system
27 October, 2006
The Austrian forest certification system has gained re-endorsement by the PEFC Council.

Irish forests pay their environmental way
23 October, 2006
Ireland's forests contribute €1.65 billion to the national economy and are also helping it meet environmental obligations under the Kyoto protocol, according to reports from the National Council for Forest Research and Development, COFORD.

Wolseley offers FSC plywood
18 October, 2006
Wolseley UK's Build Center chain is to start selling Forest Stewardship Council-(FSC)-certified Malaysian plywood.

Chainsaw sculptors demonstrate skill
16 October, 2006
The world's best chainsaw artists gathered at Dunster Castle in Somerset to show their skills carving a variety of objects from wood donated by The Crown Estate.

Forests generate billions in Canada
02 October, 2006
Canada's boreal forests are worth C$93bn a year in terms of pollution control and tourism, an economist has told a conference in Québec.

India reveals sustainable forestry projects
02 October, 2006
Four new sustainable forestry projects have been unveiled in India.

Quality time
30 September, 2006
Just under 1,000 visitors and 61 exhibitors were recorded at the Timber Show.The organisers are already planning for next year’s show.Timbmet Silverman launched a range of textured 3D decorative panels.Stewart Milne Timber Systems erected and dismantled the upper floor of a house on each day of the show.

Mills struggle to keep up
30 September, 2006
Many large mills in Latvia have full order books, but not enough logs to satisfy demand. Fibre shortages have made it difficult for sawmills to obtain logs at an economic price, and the situation is becoming critical