Timber prices in the US market grew to a new two-year high last month, despite knock-backs in other commodity markets in response to the rising strength of the dollar. [more]

The Oregon Board of Forestry (OBF) has approved the purchase of a 43,000 acre area of forestland as part of its attempts to create a new state forest. [more]

The price of timber and various timber products has risen despite the economic slowdown, according to the WRQ Global Wood Fiber Price Indices. [more]

Canada’s forestry industry is in a good position to take advantage of the growing popularity of biofuels. [more]

Scientists in Manchester have identified a gene that could help produce wider trees for use in the production of greener fuels. [more]

The Nampula Province of Mozambique is set to receive a huge investment, much of which will go towards developing sustainable forestry in the region. [more]

The Vietnamese government is upping its investment in the country’s forests in the hope that they will help with its development plans. [more]

Forestry investment is coming to forest owners in Alberta, Canada, in the form of extra funding from the government. [more]

Northern Irish environment minister Edwin Poots has suggested that the country increase its use of bio fuels to help cut CO2 emissions. [more]

As the number of bio fuel and wood fuel production plants continues to grow in the UK and Europe, with plans for major projects in Port Talbot and elsewhere, the UK needs more trees to convert to wood fuel. So where is the wood going to come from? [more]