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February 2011

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10 February 2011

Storm on the horizon? Why World Bank Climate Investment Funds could do more harm than good

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Feb 11, 2011

No Regrets: Maintaining Forests for Adaptation and Mitigation

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11 February 2011

English forest sell-off put on hold

The government has taken 40,000 hectares of public forest off the market, in the latest twist in the furore over the proposed sell-off of England's woodland.

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11 February 2011

The total revenues from timber exported from Siberia in 2010 amounted to more than USD 2.3 bln

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February 12, 2011

Softwood logs and lumber exported from North America to China at record hight

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Feb 11, 2011

M-real has signed UN Global Compact's CEO Water Mandate

Espoo, Finland, Feb 11, 2011 - M-real Corporation’s, part of Metsäliitto Group, business is based on sustainability. The company has in recent years actively developed e.g. lightweight board and paper products which are produced with less fibre, water and energy.

As a natural step in its work to decrease water as well as energy usage M-real has now signed UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate that encourages companies to pay systematically attention to sustainable water usage.

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Feb 11, 2011

Forest industry in 2010: Production up 12% in Finland

Finland, Feb 11, 2011 - The forest industry of Finland recorded annual production increase of some 12% in 2010, but production volume did not yet rise to the level achieved in 2008.

Pulp and paper industry production was up about 11% and the wood products industry’s production increased by some 14%. The continuation of this positive development after industry companies have finished implementing structural changes will depend on whether or not domestic costs are kept in check.

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February 12, 2011

Outlook for the paper industry from Thirdpoint

An outlook for the paper industry was published from the investment adviser Thirdpoint. The firm commented factors like the black liquor tax credit, recycled vs Virgin fiber, softwood vs hardwood pulp and the industry consoldiation in their latest newsletter.

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February 12th, 2011

Two forestry companies in Western Australia sold

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February 12th, 2011

China’s log & lumber imports soar in 2010

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by Dr. Radut