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new scrutiny after researchers found that several of the concessions cited in the announcement had already expired, been revoked years earlier or are located outside the disaster-hit watersheds…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
Cameroon timber Several prominent crypto figures saw their personal fortunes shrink sharply in 2025, as a violent market reversal in…
A Magistrates’Court in Iwo Road, Ibadan, has sentenced an employee of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Taiwo Abraham, to two months imprisonment for defamation of the institute’s former Director- General, Prof. Olushola Adepoju. It would be recalled that Abraham was arraigned on a three-count charge of conspiracy, breach of public peace and publishing
Komatsu has released the next generation of its XF895 forestry forwarder with an upgraded crane, reinforced frame and redesigned load space.The XF895-3, Komatsu’s largest forwarder, is designed for moving lots of large logs efficiently.“The XF895-3’s enhancements make it even more well-suited for big log-hauling, final felling and ground preparation,” says Rob Warden, senior product manager
Hardwood timber The US Dollar (USD) saw little movement this week after markets assessed the United States (US) President Donald…
Timber Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and other prominent “whales” have offloaded millions of dollars in ETH since the beginning of…