Two Australian states have shut down native forestry in the past three years, leaving the NSW industry chasing assurances from the state government it will not be next.The NSW government last year introduced a logging moratorium on 176,000 hectares of state forest earmarked for the proposed Great Koala National Park in north-eastern NSW.The move came

Develon has expanded its log loader lineup with the new 43-metric-ton DX340LL-7.The grapple-equipped forestry machine built on an excavator chassis, boom and arm is designed to provide the lift capacity and stability for heavy timber harvesting and log handling but with easier, lower-cost transport, the company says.The DX340LL runs on a 284.3-net-horsepower Develon diesel engine

The Chief Executive Officer of the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA), Dr. Andy Osei Okrah, has announced a sweeping regulatory clampdown on the movement of tree crop commodities across Ghana, as part of efforts to sanitize and formalize the sector. The move was unveiled during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the

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Andrea Franko from Alberta Wildfire uses a drip torch to create controlled burns against wildfires near Saprae Creek south of Fort McMurray on April 24, 2025. Photo by Vincent McDermott /PostmediaArticle contentAlberta’s forestry minister says wildfire preparations have gone smoothly as the season opens, but he is concerned about the lack of precipitation and warm

The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) is expected to finalise its decision on the sale of Tasmania’s largest farm to a British forestry investment firm next week.It has sparked concerns from nearby landowners about the potential conversion of agricultural land into pine plantations.The FIRB had requested more time to review the application by Gresham House

In Canada, glyphosate remains federally approved, but Quebec prohibits its use in forestry, and many municipalities restrict residential applications,’ columnist says of herbicide…

No fewer than 20 Civil Society Organizations, CSO, working on environmental and forestry issues in Cross River State have demanded that the state Forestry Law enacted since 2010 be amended. They met in Calabar on Wednesday to announce that after six months of regular interface to review the content of the law, they were convinced

JAKARTA — The Indonesian government’s revocation of 28 forestry, plantation and mining permits after the deadly Sumatra floods is facing new scrutiny after researchers found that several of the concessions cited in the announcement had already expired, been revoked years earlier or are located outside the disaster-hit watersheds…

A Tri Pointe Homes development in Las Vegas (Image: Tri Pointe) Japan’s Sumitomo Forestry has agreed to acquire Tri Point Homes in a deal valuing the US developer at $4.5 billion, with the combination expected to create America’s fifth-largest homebuilder by sales. Sumitomo Forestry said the buy would strengthen its US single-family housing business, which