According to new figures released by Hart Energy Consulting, the consumption of biofuels is to double between now and 2015. [more]

According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), increased commitment to the carbon market around the world will help to protect forests and forest communities. [more]

Communities all around the US are showing an interest in increasing the use of biofuels generated from the by-products of the forestry industry. [more]

Australian timber firm Gunns has announced it has bought ITC Timber for AUS$100 mlllion in a deal that is expected to allow it to expand its hardwood wood chipping and sawmilling activities in Tasmania and Victoria. [more]

According to WRQ, a pulp and paper industry magazine, Uruguay is an attractive destination for European forestry investment at the moment. [more]

Some 7 per cent of Danish teachers’ pension fund Lærernes Pension is being invested in forestry, it has emerged. [more]

Construction giant Bovis Lend Lease has announced that it is to increase the amount of sustainable timber it buys. [more]

A two-year deal has been agreed between biofuels firm Mascoma Corp and fuel firm Chevron Corp, in an arrangement that is set to help the firm develop cellulose ethanol from wood-based non-food crops. [more]

Marking the end of a long-running disagreement between four timber mills on New Zealand’s west coast and Timberlands West Coast, the New Zealand government is making a NZ$ 4 million ex-gratia payment to the mills. [more]

Despite the current recession, demand for timber pellets is on the rise along with investment in pellet plants, as an increasing number of countries see the importance of developing sustainable, profitable biomass and bio-fuel industries. [more]