by Working Forest | Sep 10, 2019 | Archives
A year after Chile became the first nation in South America to ban plastic bags, the Minister of Environment said the country avoided the consumption of over 16,000 tonnes of plastic in twelve months. The new law made the number of plastic bags produced annually in...
by Working Forest | Sep 9, 2019 | Archives
TOULOUSE, France and MINNEAPOLIS, USA – Delair, a leading provider of visual data management solutions for enterprise, and Geosys, a leader in satellite and weather data analytics for agriculture, have announced a partnership aimed at expanding the options for...
by Working Forest | Sep 9, 2019 | Archives
PICTOU, N.S., The Chronicle Herald — The union that represents Northern Pulp workers says it expects to receive notice by early January about how jobs will be impacted by a potential closure, according to a report in The Chronicle Herald. The mill is legislated to...
by Working Forest | Sep 9, 2019 | Archives
OTTAWA, THE CANADIAN PRESS— A joint NAFTA panel has given the United States three months to rethink its tariffs on imported Canadian softwood lumber but the saga for Canada’s troubled softwood companies is far from over. The five-panel members — including three...
by Working Forest | Sep 9, 2019 | Archives
New World Energy Scenarios discuss three plausible pathways to 2040 focusing on the impact of “disruptive innovation” on energy system. The World Energy Council in collaboration with Accenture Strategy and the Paul Scherrer Institute launched an updated World Energy...
by Working Forest | Sep 9, 2019 | Archives
Excerpts from the Wood Resource Quarterly (www.WoodPrices.com) Global Timber Markets The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell for the fifth consecutive quarter in the 2Q/19, reaching a two-year low. Log prices were down on all continents, with the biggest declines...
