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Native forest biodiversity study
Friday, 8th Mar 2013
A landmark study has found that appropriately managed production forest landscapes have a similar biodiversity to that of largely undisturbed landscapes. The research, commissioned by Forest and Wood Products Australia and carried out by Forestry Tasmania and the University... Read more
Australia’s most prestigious forestry prize
Monday, 4th Mar 2013
Australia’s most prestigious forestry prize Applications are now being taken for the 2013 Russell Grimwade Prize for the advancement of forestry science in Australia. The Prize provides $40K to meet all or part of the costs for postgraduate study in forest science at... Read more
Trees grow from the sky? See the proof.
Saturday, 15th Sep 2012
Popular opinion would have us believe that trees grow from the ground, that's what roots are for right? Wrong. Most of the substance of trees comes from the sky in the form of carbon dioxide and water. And what have jiggling atoms got to do with it? Click through to watch... Read more
World’s tallest wooden residential building in Melbourne
Tuesday, 5th Jun 2012
London’s Stadthaus in Murray Grove has achieved global recognition as the world’s tallest wooden residential structure. Now Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour at Docklands is poised to take the mantle with Forté. The tip of a woodberg, Forté is... Read more
2012 Certification Forum Report
Tuesday, 5th Jun 2012
Resellers, ENGOs and industry meet on neutral ground to discuss the future of wood certification in Australia A group of almost 100 representatives from ENGOs, the forest and wood industry, retailers, manufacturers and engineers gathered at Dockside in Sydney's Darling... Read more
Follow the UK Field Tour Online
Tuesday, 15th May 2012
Chris Philpot, Campaign Manager for Planet Ark's Make it Wood campaign has joined the WoodSolutions 2012 UK Field Tour. Chris will be blogging his experiences and we're publishing them on the WoodSolutions site. So, sit back and prepare to be an armchair participant in the... Read more
National Certification Forum & Workshops
Thursday, 12th Apr 2012
Environmental groups, industry and business support new wood and wood products certification event The first event of its kind in Australia, the Certification: Growing demand. Increasing confidence. National Wood Products Forum & Workshop 2012 aims to look beyond... Read more
Win an IPad with Make It Wood!
Thursday, 24th Nov 2011
Snap Some Wood and Win an iPad Photography Competition Enter now at Make It Wood Wood has been used to build homes and furniture, to support infrastructure like bridges and railways and make decorative items, throughout Australian history. Send Make It Wood a photo of... Read more
Planet Ark's new Make It Wood campaign
Friday, 14th Oct 2011
Planet Ark, one of Australia's best-known environmental groups, is recognising the benefits of responsibly sourced wood in their new Make It Wood campaign, sponsored by Wood. Naturally Better.™ Read their launch announcement below: Wood – A growing answer to... Read more