Richard Hayes discussed his company's newly launched online assessment tool its hoped will help widen the window of opportunity for forest owners and investors to gain revenue from their forests.

Jon Dey of Forme Consulting Group discusses plans for processing New Zealand timber in China for the European market and his frustration over the impact of log exports on the solid wood industry.

Rens Bosman of NZ Wood Fibre Ltd discusses how log exports from an essential market balance for New Zealand forest owners.

Anatoly Lebedev is an expert on the illegal and legal trade in logs between Russia and China. From his base in Vladivistok, he discusses the background to the trade, impacts on Russian timber processing and trends.

Fundacion Chile's Aldo Cerda discusses the need to ensure wood performs well in the reconstruction of Chile after the February earthquake

The football World Cup in South Africa has exceeded the country's expectations, says Forestry SA's Roger Godsmark.

Watch the interview with FAO Assistant Director General Jan Heino and find out what distinguishes the World Forestry Congress from other international meetings on forestry.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales encourages the 5,300 participants and the forestry community at large to act decisively and to act soon in order to save forests.

A large, Russian-made helicopter has made a two-day trip across the Tasman Sea to help fight bushfires in Australia. We talk with Qwilton Biel of the New Zealand firm Heli Harvest Ltd about the trip.

Southem Online editor Mike Smith talks with Richard Hayes of New Zealand company EITG about carbon market, emission trading schemes and biofuels

Bush fires in Australia have burnt about 15-20,000 hectares of forests managed by HVP Plantations. CEO Linda Sewell discussed the impact.

Interview with Jim Adams, CEO of Timber Communities Australia regarding the impact of the bushfires that have seen more than 100 people killed, towns devastated and widespread areas of native and plantation forests burned.

Fire crews in the Australian state of Victoria are preparing for a tough start to March 2009, with predictions of high winds expected to fan bushfires. Among those preparing to fight the fires was a contingent from the New Zealand firm, Heli Harvest Ltd, which is flying a heavy-lift, Russian-made helicopter. Southem editor Mike Smith talked to Qwilton Biel, the company’s operations manager, about the fire outlook at the start of March. [More] [Less]

Bob Izlar, Director of the Warnell School of Forestry Center for Forest Business discusses forest investment and the financial crisis in terms of a timely conference being held by the University.

Alan Cummine, chief executive officer of the Treefarm Investment Managers Association discusses the impact of the global financial crisis on forestry investment in Australia.

New maps produced by Greenpeace claim to show the impact of cattle ranching on the Amazon Rainforest

Interview with Jim Adams, CEO of Timber Communities Australia regarding the impact of the bushfires that have seen more than 100 people killed, towns devastated and widespread areas of native and plantation forests burned.

Alan Cummine, chief executive officer of the Treefarm Investment Managers Association discusses the impact of the global financial crisis on forestry investment in Australia.

Bob Izlar, Director of the Warnell School of Forestry Center for Forest Business discusses forest investment and the financial crisis in terms of a timely conference being held by the University.

A large, Russian-made helicopter has made a two-day trip across the Tasman Sea to help fight bushfires in Australia. We talk with Qwilton Biel of the New Zealand firm Heli Harvest Ltd about the trip.

Fire crews in the Australian state of Victoria are preparing for a tough start to March 2009, with predictions of high winds expected to fan bushfires. Among those preparing to fight the fires was a contingent from the New Zealand firm, Heli Harvest Ltd, which is flying a heavy-lift, Russian-made helicopter. Southem editor Mike Smith talked to Qwilton Biel, the company’s operations manager, about the fire outlook at the start of March. [More] [Less]

Southem editor Mike Smith talks with Roger Godsmark of Forestry South Africa about the industry\'s changing relations with the government.

In this interview, Murray McClintock discusses carbon markets, forestry, and emissions trading schemes

In this interview, Steve Botica, Manager of LUCAS for New Zealand\'s Ministry for the Evnrionment, discusses the ESRI based system and how it will utilise GIS software to analyse, measure and report greenhouse gas emissions and land-use change on behalf of the Government.

Roger Dickie from the Kyoto Forestry Association discusses the impact on forestry investment in New Zealand of a government decision on emissions trading.

In this interview, we discuss with Professor Bruce Clarkson of Waikato University whether the time is right for a new look at how forests and other natural resources in New Zealand are managed.

A large, Russian-made helicopter has made a two-day trip across the Tasman Sea to help fight bushfires in Australia. We talk with Qwilton Biel of the New Zealand firm Heli Harvest Ltd about the trip.