The US Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy have agreed to invest £643,000 in helping the University of Florida to do more research on a wood gene that has been found. [more]

More and more people are investing in and purchasing woodland around the UK as an alternative to buying houses or investing in bonds. [more]

A new report by Melbourne University’s Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science, along with the NSW Department of Primary Industries for Forest and Wood Products, has found that using timber in housing construction can help fight climate change. [more]

An environmental expert has tipped Estonia as the up-and-coming focus for people looking to make forestry investments in emerging markets. [more]

Carbon Plus, a UK mining company, is planning to invest US$180 million in the Indonesian forestry sector, according to its Director of Forestry Production, Hadi Daryanto. [more]

The European Ultra Low CO2 Steelmaking (ULCOS) project is currently in its second phase and is looking at the ways biomass may be used to help reduce emissions. [more]

The European demand for wood raw-materials has been growing over the last few years in response to the growing number of bio-energy, pulpmill, wood panel and sawmill firms. [more]

On Wednesday, 15th July, Shell’s chief technology officer and his team are to hold a webchat to discuss the role of technology and bio fuels on the reduction of CO2 emissions. [more]

The UK Forestry Commission, working with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, is to revise the UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) to put more emphasis on climate change mitigation. [more]

In a bid to increase the flow of raw materials for the timber industry, Ghana has announced it has removed taxes on all imported sawn timber and logs. [more]