The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Council has launched a global ‘Governance Review’, directed by an international panel of experts, the majority of whom are independent of PEFC, and with support from the Z/Yen Group. The panel, chaired by Lord Jamie Lindsay of United Kingdom Accreditation Service, includes Björn Andrén of Holmen[…]
Whilst illegal loggers are threatening Sierra Leone’s few remaining forests, including the Outamba-Kilimi National Park, a turf war is being waged between key Government departments tasked with tackling such issues, according to NGO Global Witness. Global Witness has called for new President Ernest Bai Koroma to bring much needed direction and law enforcement to Sierra[…]
The proposals contained in the energy and climate change package published by the European Commission on January 23 this year weaken the competitiveness of the Finnish forest industry on the world market, according to the Finnish Forest Industries Federation. “Finland makes paper products for 100 million people, and that consumes a lot of energy. But[…]
Madill Business Development International Vice President, Bob Larter, announced at the annual Truck Loggers Conference in Vancouver that the company has increased its distribution network into Australia, New Zealand and Russia. “The forestry market is very active world-wide and we are pleased to be able to offer Madill machines in other markets to compliment our[…]
Tigercat has developed a dedicated processor carrier designed for roadside processing applications as well as light duty in-woods harvesting, which is being marketed worldwide with units sold and operating in such diverse areas as the US, Uruguay, South Africa and Australia. The H250B was developed from the T250B loader platform and offers harvesting contractors a[…]
Japan will start a five-year plan this year to harness a new form of energy using biomass to produce auto fuels and other industrial products currently made from imported petrol, according to a Reuters report on the Environmental News Network. Japan can supply a part of alternative fuels made from wood-origin ethanol as well as[…]
Harvard graduate and former UPM-Kymmene Strategy Executive Vice President, Heikki Malinen, has been appointed as Pöyry President and CEO. Malinen will take up the position on June 1, 2008. He replaces Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen. In the past ten years Pöyry has become a major player in the consulting and engineering sector under Pehu-Lehtonen’s leadership. The company[…]
Research in Australia showing that Murray River flows are strongly impacted by bushfires has vindicated calls for conservation forests to be actively managed to reduce the frequency and severity of major bushfires. Research by scientists at the CSIRO Forest Biosciences has found that the 2003 bushfires could reduce flows into the Murray River by more[…]
Pöyry has divested its French subsidiary Pöyry Energy (Strasbourg) and sold its 100% ownership in the company for to €600,000 because the subsidiary’s profile and product portfolio is not in line with the current strategy of Pöyry’s Energy business group. The company’s annual net sales are about €2.5 million and it is debt-free. As the[…]
Chinese authorities this week unveiled a reforestation plan to plant 2.5 billion trees covering more than 5.3 Mha in 2008, China’s top forest management official said yesterday.Last year, the country increased its forest coverage by 5.2 Mha, equivalent to 2.27 billion trees. It produced forest goods valued at about 1.2 trillion yuan, 9.85% more than[…]