Tembec achieves new FSC standard in Canada

Tembec has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for its forestry practices over a 711,020-ha public forest in Senneterre, in Abitibi-East, Quebec. “Achieving FSC certification is the culmination of months of hard work and represents a well-deserved recognition of the efforts of our Senneterre team,” said Dennis Rounsville, Executive Vice President and President of Tembec’s Forest […]

New advice on red band needle blight

The latest Research Note from the Forestry Commission provides an update on red band needle blight (RBNB), a serious disease that is increasingly affecting conifer trees in Britain’s forests.

End of tax deduction for first thinning livens up timber sales in Finland

The Finnish forest industry managed to purchase a total of 5.3 million m3 of wood from privately owned domestic forests in August.

ConFor fights EC plant protection directive

ConFor has set out its case to UK MEPs opposing the moves by the European Parliament to amend radically the plant protection directive.

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