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REMSOFT
TACTICAL PLANNER AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIES DEMO DAYS Team Remsoft is hosting a reception and free demonstration of the new
Remsoft Tactical Planner and Collaboration Technologies in Melbourne and
Rotorua in May. This event is open to all our clients and to those who want to
learn more about the software and why we are the industry standard world-wide.
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March
23-25, 2011, The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation,
Lake Oconee, Georgia,
USA
- Save the Date!On the heels of its
successful timberland conference in 2009, the University of Georgia’s
Center for Forest Business announces plans for its 2011 conference.
CONTINUING
EDUCATION IN FOREST FINANCE AND ECONOMICS COURSE The Department
of Forest and Wood Science, Stellenbosch
University, South Africa
is presenting a Precision Forestry Symposium in Stellenbosch from 1 to 3 March
2010.For detail refer to www.sun.ac.za/forestry or contact Pierre Ackerman at
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HELI
HARVEST LTD PROVIDING AERIAL HEAVY LIFTING SERVICES Heli Harvest is New
Zealand’s leading heavy helicopter
operator.The company has vast experience
in heavy lifting tasks, including timber harvesting, firefighting, disaster
relief, construction, vineyard frost protection and cellphone tower
installation.Heli Harvest operates two
Mi-8 helicopters.For more information,
go to: http://www.heliharvest.co.nz/index.cfm/
SOUTHERN
HEMISPHERE FORESTRY YEARBOOK The
forest industry’s US$30 billion annual export earnings will help the countries
of the southern hemisphere recover from the global economic recession, says the
publisher of the new edition of the Southern Hemisphere Forest Industry
Yearbook.In spite of additional
challenges surrounding climate change and natural disasters – the Chilean
earthquake and massive forest fires in Australia – the forest industries are
proving resilient, says editor and director Mike Smith, from Trade and Media
Services Ltd. “Plantation forestry and the products being manufactured have
increased to such a level that they are an important component in the earnings
of most countries in the southern hemisphere,” Mike Smith says.For more details, go to the web site at: www.tinyurl.com/southemyearbook
Or go to: http://www.southem.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1093&Itemid=1
And download the Yearbook flyer at http://tinyurl.com/southem2010flyer
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INTERNATIONAL
COURT SET TO RULEONARGENTINA-URUGUAY
PULP DISPUTE
The International Court of Justice in The
Hague is set to deliver its judgement in the case
concerning pulp mills on the Rio Uruguay on 20 April 2010.The case between Argentina
and Uruguay
has been prolonged and bitter, causing a rift between the two near
neighbours.The latest case involves an
accusation from Argentina
that Uruguay
allowed a pulp mill to go ahead adjacent to the river in spite of an agreement
to share management of the key waterway.
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KLABIN PUTS
2009 BEHIND IT WITH PLANS FOR ‘GLOBAL SCALE’ PULP MILL
Brazil’s Klabin says it aims to achieve “global scale” through the construction
of a new pulp mill in Paraná, due to start up in 2015 or 2016.It’s planned the new plant will be a
feedstock for Klabin’s main paper product, cardboard, and will cost about
US$1.5 billion to build, SBS reported.Klabin ended 2009 with a net profit of Real$333 million.
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CHILE TO SPEND
US$2.5B ON HOUSING PROJECTS
The Chilean Government is planning to spend US$2.5 billion on housing projects
to rebuild the country’s dwelling stock following the earthquake and tsunami of
27 February this year, Diario Financiero reported.An announcement from the President Sebastián
Piñera said the construction programme will benefit as many as 195,000 families
in the poorest sectors and the middle class, as regards repair and
reconstruction.
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NEW
OPPORTUNITIES OPEN UP WITH CHILE-AUSTRALIA FTA Meanwhile, the free trade agreement between Chile and Australia has been running for a
year and the joint director of International Economic Relationships at Direcon,
Rodrigo Contreras, said the agreement opened wide commercial
opportunities.This observation was
based on the face that Australia
constituted an important developed economy in Oceania, was a member of the OECD
(as Chile
is now) and had exhibited rapid economic growth in the past decade.The agreement allowed the two countries to
deepen cooperation and investment interests, as both had new opportunities
opening up sectors like agriculture, forestry and energy, among others.
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JOBS AT RISK
AS SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY PROJECTS HIT BY SOYA BAN
In Argentina, companies in Salta are warning that as many as 5,000 jobs could
be lost this year in northern province due to the “administrative paralysis”
surrounding the approval of new afforestation projects.A 2007 measure aimed at halting the
indiscriminate planting of soya had impacted on sustainable forestry projects
as well, La Nacion reported.Although
sustainable forestry activities were last year excluded from the prohibition
measure, a lack of processing of applications in some centres meant planting
would not start in April as scheduled.
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GUNNS TRIES
TO FIGHT THROUGH FOREST OF DEMANDS OVER PULP MILL Chairman of the Australian forest products company, Gunns Ltd, John
Gay is reportedly attempting to stave off demands from institutional investors
that three long-term Tasmanian directors resign, The Age in Melbourne has
reported.Gay’s actions were said to
have been done presumably with a view to constituting a new board with a
strategy that doesn't involve logging high-conservation forests or building
pulp mills.Gunns is still attempting to
build a large, new pulp mill facility in Tasmania
in spite of stretched finances and increasingly tough environmental conditions.
ELDERS
REVIEWS FORESTRY ASSETS IN FACE OF MARKET ‘EVENTS’
Meanwhile, the listed company Elders has asked Ernst & Young to conduct an
independent review of its forestry assets in light of sector and company
specific developments.The review will
examine various forestry assets held by Elders, the company said in a statement.While its operations – including the former
ITC and a share of Forest Enterprises Australia – were trending positively,
Elders Managing Director Malcolm Jackman said there were a number of “events
and developments” that could impact asset valuations across the industry.
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SA CONSTRUCTION
CONFIDENCE INDEX DOWN ON LOWER DEMAND In South Africa, Engineering News has reported that a marked decline
in private sector demand for civil construction work because of the contraction
in the economy and the near completion of World Cup projects, as well as
postponed and delayed projects, knocked confidence levels in the first quarter
of this year.It’s reported that employers
responding to a survey projected further job losses in the second quarter, indicating
that overall business conditions were likely to remain unfavourable and a
reversal in the sector's fortunes was not expected over the short term.
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AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE MUST ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Australian agriculture
needs to adapt now to climate change according to a CSIRO book launched today
entitled: Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Preparing Australian
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for the Future. “Our science highlights a
clear urgency to act to prepare Australian agriculture for future impacts and
opportunities under climate change,” the book’s co-editor, Chief Research
Scientist with CSIRO, Dr Mark Howden, said in a statement.The book’s findings are based on the
expertise of senior researchers from CSIRO, state government departments,
universities and other research institutions. It explains how climate change is
likely to affect Australia’s
primary industries and provides summary information on promising options for
dealing with these challenges.
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RESERVE BANK
ARTICLE FOCUSES ON FINANCIAL CRISIS TOOL KIT
Implications for policy in light of the global financial crisis, both in New
Zealand and across the globe, are the focus of the March 2010 Reserve Bank of New
Zealand Bulletin.The lead article notes
that, while inflation targeting has been successful in reducing the level and
volatility in inflation, it has not guaranteed financial stability or
macroeconomic stability.The article
looks at the debate around whether monetary policy should have leant more
strongly against economic imbalances in the lead-up to the crisis, and whether
the policy toolkit for macroeconomic stabilisation needs to be expanded.
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MAHOGANY
TURNING TO GOLD FOR FARM FORESTRY Landholders in the north of the Australian state of Queensland landholders
who over the past two decades planted farm forestry plantations as nest eggs
for the future will welcome the results of a State Government investigation
into the value of this plantation timber, the North Queensland Register has
reported.Department of Employment,
Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) forestry scientists have recently
harvested and processed African mahogany trees from a plantation in the
Burdekin.The result of the harvest was
described by DEEDI principal scientist, Dr Kevin Harding, as
"pleasing", with the forestry plots registering above-average yields
of marketable, high-grade timber.
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‘DISMAL
SWAMP’ ATTRACTION GOES ON THE MARKET, AGAIN In Australia, the state-owned Forestry Tasmania is reported to be
attempting to again quit a loss-making venture, Tarkine Forest Adventures.The state government forestry agency was
advertising the property, which was formally known as Dismal
Swamp, for lease.Forestry Tasmania corporate
relations and tourism general manager Ken Jeffreys is reported as saying: "Forestry
Tasmania is prepared to offer very attractive terms to the right operator, with
the enthusiasm, experience and expertise to realise the true potential of this
wonderful development.''
TIMBERLAND INVESTMENT CONFERENCE March 23-25, 2011, The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation,
Lake Oconee, Georgia, USA - Save the Date!.
More information will be available soon at: www.ugatimberlandinvestment.com
On the heels of its successful timberland conference in 2009, the University of Georgia’s Center for Forest Business
announces plans for its 2011 conference.
Timberland is an alternative asset class with a proven record of dependable
returns.It possesses unique qualities
that offer an inflation hedge for portfolios making it especially attractive in
today’s volatile economy.
Timber stumpage is a commodity whose price has historically tracked population
growth and GDP.Timberland offers owners
the ability to hedge down markets by storing inventory on the stump, all while
it grows.Purchased conservatively,
timberland offers great opportunities to add diversified revenue streams to
your portfolio.
UGA’s Center for Forest Business professionals and invited speakers will
provide you insight in the resilience of forest resources and how timberland
values have been impacted by the financial markets.The conference should meetyour timberland questionsas well as provide you the education
necessary to make themost prudent
timberland investment decisions involving the process of purchasing, management
and divesting a tract of timberland.
The Center for Forest Business integrates the latest academic research and
sound financial methods to provide education and service to forest industry,
investors and landowners throughout the world.
UNLOCKING LATIN AMERICA’S CARBON MARKET POTENTIAL 13-14
April. Unlocking Latin
America’s true carbon market potential. The conference is
in Portuguese, English and Spanish with simultaneous translations. Sao Paulo, Brazil Contactos: +5511 5051 6535; email:
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DUBAI
WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS SHOW
13-15 April 2010.Dubai International Wood & Wood Products
Show.DubaiAirport
Expo.The WoodShow is the leading
specialized show in the Middle East covering
the entire wood industry supply chain including top manufacturers, suppliers,
contractors and traders involved in the wood industry. http://www.dubaiwoodshow.com/home.php
CARBON
REGULATED WORLD FOCUS OF PULP AND PAPER CONFERENCE
18-21 April, 2010. The 64th Appita Annual Conference (incorporating the 2010
Pan Pacific Conference). Melbourne,
Australia.
Features a symposium on “Sustainability in a carbon regulated world – what is
actually happening?” www.appita.com.au
AMAZON FAUNA
MANAGEMENT CONGRESS
10-15 May -
IX Congreso Internacional de Manejo de Fauna de la Amazonía y América Latina
(Ninth International Congress of Management of Fauna of the Amazon and Latin America).Santa Cruz – Bolivia. http://www.ixcimfauna-bol.museonoelkempff.org/
SENIORS
HOUSING TO THE RESCUE
12 May 2010 – Trends in Over 50s Housing in South Africa.Johannesburg,
South Africa.The all day session will be presented by the
research editor of www.seniorshousing.co.uk
and aims to promote the concept that seniors housing is a rich, growing and
untapped market for house building companies. To download the order form go to:
REMSOFT
INFORMATION SESSIONS DOWNUNDER
18 May and 25 May – Remsoft to host information session in Australia (Melbourne)
and New Zealand
(Rotorua).For more details, go to: http://www.remsoft.com/events.php?id=119
25 May-2 July 2010. Criteria & Indicators (C&I) and Forest Certificationfor Asia and
Latin American Countries (J10-04039). At the JIICAJICASapporoInternationalCenter
(JICA Sapporo).
Minami 4-25, Hondori 16-chome, Shiroishi-ku , Sapporo,Hokkaido,
003-8668, Japan. PARANÁ
UNIVERSITY TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF FORESTRY COURSE 30 May 2010 – The Forest Engineering Course at Universidad Federal
do Paraná in Brazil will celebrate 50 years in existence.For more info, go to: www.fupef.ufpr.br.
SOUTHEM
HOODIE-HOO DAY
22 August 2010 - Southern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day - this is the day to go
outdoors at high noon and yell “Hoodie-Hoo” to chase winter and make ready for
spring, only one month away. http://www.answers.com/topic/southern-hemisphere-hoodie-hoo-day
KIWI
INNOVATORS CONNECTED TO COMMERCE
Entries for 2010 are now open for the
annual Innovations Competition at the New Zealand National Agricultural
Fieldays. The competition encourages New Zealanders to get creative in the
rural sector, by producing new devices, developments and equipment which
improve and support farming practice.Inventors are all vying for the prestigious Golden Standard, the supreme
award in innovation worth $5,000. It is no wonder that every year the number
and standard of entries increases considerably.Entries are now open for the Innovations Competition and will close on 7
May, 2010.The Fieldays will be held on
16-19 June 2010.
23-26 September 2010. ArgentinaForest Fair at Posadas,
Misiones, Argentina. Feria Forestal
Argentina.Parque Centro del Conocimiento - Posadas (Misiones) www.feriaforestal.com.ar
CANOPY
PROCESSES IN A CHANGING CLIMATE
7-15 October 2010 - Travelling Workshop: Canopy Processes in a Changing Climate.
South East Australia. IUFRO 2.01.12 http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20100/20112/
Contact: Anthony O'Grady, anthony.ogrady(at)csiro.au
FORESTRY
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
Call for Abstracts: Forestry Education and Research for the Asia-Pacific.
ICRAF, Manila, The Philippines, 23–25 November 2010.
Abstract submission deadline: 31 May 2010.This conference aims to strengthen the contribution of forestry
education and research towards sustainable forest management in the
Asia-Pacific region.The course is
organized by the University of the Philippines Los Banos, with support from the
World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF).For
more information, go to: http://www.mailprosx.com/mp/link.php?M=115574&N=1182&L=4540&F=H
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