Despite the slowing housing market and subsequent downturn afflicting lumber mills, forests in the Pacific Northwest remain a valuable resource with important products that are still in demand. The lumber industry is down 20% from normal production levels as many mills reduce shifts, take downtime or permanently shut down, said Gordon Culbertson, Pacific Northwest region […]

Paso Pacifico, Carbonfund.org, the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA) and the Rainforest Alliance have announced an innovative reforestation project, Return to Forest, aimed at combating climate change, conserving biodiversity and supporting local communities in Nicaragua. This project uses carbon finance to restore approximately 410 ha of tropical forest in Central America’s most critically endangered […]

Tembec today announced a temporary shutdown for at least three months at its Senneterre sawmill located in Quebec, effective May 9. The shutdown decision was based on the lack of wood supply in the region. “The announced shutdown is a clear consequence of the volume reduction brought about by the latest Chief Forester’s evaluation of […]

German power giant RWE intends to further extend its biomass activities and in particular the use of wood as fuel in cogeneration power stations. To support this strategy, RWE Innogy Cogen, a subsidiary of RWE Innogy, has signed a contract with the tree nursery P&P, based in Eitelborn, Germany. The agreement forms the basis for […]