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- 05/07/2010
Reforms to Brazil’s forestry code are due to be voted on this month, which could see major changes made to land use regulation and deforestation policies.
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- 02/07/2010
The resurgent lumber industry is likely to be the cause of the expected respectable growth of British Columbia's gross domestic product.
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- 30/06/2010
The strength of the timber industry has been highlighted after a family import and distribution firm reported a rise of 37 per cent in its pre-tax profits.
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UK forestry investment has outperformed other asset classes in the last three years, with fund managers turning to the Sitka spruce as a preferable low risk investment over more traditional alternatives.
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Muted rises in the stock prices of Canadian lumber companies are suggesting increasing long-term confidence in timber investments, despite the wild price fluctuations of the commodity this year.
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- 23/06/2010
The EU is edging closer to implementing an outright ban on illegal timber, after signaling its approval of a crucial piece of legislation.
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- 21/06/2010
A major new change to Canadian tax legislation will make it a much more attractive place to invest money, opening up its rapidly-expanding timber investment industry to the world even further.
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- 18/06/2010
Investment advisors are being urged to expand their understanding of sustainability challenges, as ethical investment opportunities, such as timber funds, become more and more commonplace.
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- 16/06/2010
The price of Brazilian Eucalyptus has risen 25 per cent in the past year, bringing it nearly level with the global average hardwood fibre price index.
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- 14/06/2010
People are increasingly turning to timber investment funds as means of mitigating the effect of both inheritance tax (IHT) and capital gains tax (CGT).
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