The Canadian government has announced a $22 (£14.6) million investment in J.D. Irving Limited (JDI) pulp and paper company to help it to produce clean energy and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. [more]

Confidence in timber investment funds has been heightened after a major American state pension fund decided to put $500 million into timber. [more]

More than $20 trillion is now invested in ethical investment funds, new figures from the United Nations (UN) have shown. [more]

A system that tracks timber all the way back to its source is being pioneered by an Oxford-based technology company. [more]

Export taxes on wood sent to the USA will be waived for Canadian forestry companies in June, for the first time since 2006. [more]

The next decade should see a rising wave of investment in green funds, leading financiers are predicting. [more]

The Canadian timber market is taking stock of a potential turn-around in fortunes, after a three-year slump known as the "lumber depression". [more]

The Forestry, Biomass & Sustainability 2010 conference is taking place in London at the Hallam Conference Centre on 13th and 14th of May. [more]

Investors are increasingly turning to forestry as a sound investment option. This is due to the growing global demand for wood products, the fact that this asset class has weathered the financial crisis better than most, the stable long-term returns it offers and, of course, climate change concerns and the issue of sustainability. [more]

A new report has revealed that attitudes of corporations towards carbon offsetting in forestry projects are becoming increasing positive, especially in Europe. [more]