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In our news and information provision, we provide independent commentary and reports on developments in forest and wood product legality verification and sustainability certification. We cover advances in sustainable forest management and cultivation and sustainability focused innovation in timber processing and wood application, from building to manufacturing. We look at latest wood end of life approaches and their impacts.

Olympian efforts in wood building

Olympian efforts in wood building

The French timber industry says it has succeeded in its ambition to make the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics a showcase for wood-based building. This, it believes, will help give the sector new impetus in France, further aided by a multi-certification scheme timber traceability tool developed specially for the Games.

Investing against climate change

Investing against climate change

If it can be made from fossils, there’s an increasing chance, thanks to latest scientific and technological advances, that it can be made using low carbon wood and other bio-based materials. That’s the premise behind the creation of the UB Forest Industry Green Growth Fund (UB FIGG).