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SOUTHEM ONLINE Southern Hemisphere Forest Industry Journal Online news briefs SOUTHEM Online - Issue 226 – 26 August 2009 Welcome to Southem Online Issue 226. This edition covers a wide range of subjects, from climate change, to the ongoing impact of the recession, down to the start of the black truffle hunt in Tasmania. Want to send this edition to a friend? Just click Forward to a Friend. REGISTRATION FOR SOUTHEM ONLINE SOUTHEM Online is sent out to 14,000 recipients worldwide, including those involved in forestry and forest industries as well associated services and agencies. You can register for this free e-news headlines service. Send an email to [email protected] or go to Subscribe. If you would prefer not to receive further issues of this service, please reply to me at email [email protected] with the word ‘Remove’ in the subject. If you have any queries or suggestions, please feel free to contact me. Kind regards Mike Smith Editor and Director Email: [email protected] URL: www.southem.com SPONSORS’ MESSAGES Help keep this publication free – please visit our sponsors today! Contact [email protected] for sponsorship details. HELI HARVEST LTD PROVIDING AERIAL HEAVY LIFTING SERVICES Heli Harvest is New Zealand’s leading heavy helicopter operator. The company has vast experience in heavy lifting tasks, including timber harvesting, firefighting, disaster relief, construction, vineyard frost protection and cellphone tower installation. Heli Harvest operates two Mi-8 heliopters. For more information, go to: http://www.heliharvest.co.nz/index.cfm/ CONTINUING EDUCATION IN FOREST FINANCE AND ECONOMICS COURSE The Department of Forest and Wood Science, Stellenbosch University, will again present the “Continues Education in Forest Finance and Economics Course” in 2009. This two week block course will cover the theory of discounting and financial analysis procedures, financial decision tools, land valuation and relevant contemporary South African forestry economic topics. For more information see www.sun.ac.za/forestry or contact Cori Ham at [email protected] FOREST BUSINESS MASTERS DEGREE ASSISTANTSHIP The University of Georgia Center for Forest Business announces the availability of a Master of Forest Resources Graduate Assistantship in Forest Business beginning January 2010. For details please contact: Bob Izlar, + 1.706.542.6819, [email protected] For more information about MFR, MS or PhD degree programs in Forest Business see: http://www.forestry.uga.edu/h/centers/cfb For University of Georgia Graduate School admission requirements, please see: http://www.gradsch.uga.edu

**************************************** COPYRIGHT NOTICE Items headlined in SOUTHEM Online are drawn from a number of sources. The source of the item is quoted, either by publication or organisations in line with the practice of fair reporting. Items originally published in Spanish are translated by TMS Ltd. Every effort is made to ensure use of paid wire service material is avoided at all times. Should users wish to utilise SOUTHEM Online on their own web sites, we request that this is done to accurately reflect the current layout to ensure attribution is appropriate. ************************************************ PODCAST: FORESTERS FEAR IMPACT ON INVESTMENT FROM ETS TINKERING New Zealand’s latest moves on emissions trading has switched the country’s forestry investment profile from being very stable to very risky in terms of government policy, says Roger Dickie of the Kyoto Forestry Association (KFA). Mr Dickie was commenting after reports the government plans to introduce a carbon price cap and a ban on the international trade in carbon credits generated under a planned NZ emissions trading scheme (ETS). http://tinyurl.com/southemets ************************************************ CHILE FOREST PLANTING LAW UPDATE ‘URGENT’ – CLIMATE CHANGE HEAD The head of a Chilean climate change agency says the renewal of the country's forestry incentive law is urgent. The study was carried out for the Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies and identified that there was a real need for the changes in the way support was provided for forestry. http://tinyurl.com/southemplanting ************************************************ ‘TIME WASTERS’ DELAYING PACT ON SLASHING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS Meanwhile, only “limited progress” has been made at the most recent United Nations climate change talks – which are expected to culminate later this year in Copenhagen with a new pact on slashing greenhouse gas emissions – a senior United Nations official said in a statement. The statement can as Carbon Finance reported a key delegate as saying that “time-wasting” by the G77+China group at recent informal talks in Bonn, Germany meant that a mandate for the next session, in Bangkok next month, could not be agreed. http://tinyurl.com/southemtime ************************************************ MONDI LOSS BUT SOME POSITIVES AS RESTRUCTURING TAKES HOLD The impact of the global financial crisis has only just begun to be reflected in the financial results for the South African operations of paper and packaging-maker, the Mondi Group. In its half year to June report, the company said other operations impacted earlier have seen the benefits of successful restructuring initiatives but the South African operations only began to decline during the current period as a result of softer volumes and reduced export prices. http://tinyurl.com/southemresult ************************************************ RAPID GROWTH IN ILLEGAL FURNITURE PRODUCTION IN ARGENTINA The Argentine furniture industry says that 40% of production is illegal. While secret

production facilities have always existed, it is reported that the financial crisis has seen a rise in manufacturing based on informal salaries, black marketing and tax avoidance, Argentina Forestal reported. http://tinyurl.com/southemillegal ************************************************ PRESSURE ON AUSTRALIA TO DELIVER ON ILLEGAL LOGGING IMPORT BAN In Australia, major timber industry organisations A3P, Timber Queensland, Furnishing Industry Association of Australia and timber importer Agora have joined a growing coalition of timber industry bodies and environment organisations calling upon the Federal Government to fulfil its 2007 election promise to prevent the importation of illegal forest products into Australia. The Joint Statement identifies the destructive impacts of illegal logging and recognises that while industry has a responsibility in ensuring illegal logging is eliminated, the Government needs to take the leadership role. http://tinyurl.com/southempressure ************************************************ NORSKE SKOG BIO BIO REDIRECTING EXPORTS AS NEWSPRINT PRICE FALLS The drop in demand for newsprint in neighbouring Latin American markets has seen Norske Skog Bio Bio looking further afield. The price of newsprint has dropped by more than 40% in the past year, according to an executive at Norske Skog Bio Bio in Chile, Estrategia reported, leading to changes in the company’s market emphasis. http://tinyurl.com/southembiobio ************************************************ FORESTRY TASMANIA SOFTWOOD JV APPROVED FOR 10 YEARS The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has authorised the Softwood Tasmania Joint Venture to operate for 10 years. The ACCC accepted the argument that the deal – between the State’s Forestry Tasmania, private investors and the New Zealand-based Timberlands - would provide “greater access to capital resulting in the continued growth and development of Tasmanian forestry assets.” http://tinyurl.com/southemjv **************************************** CAPTURED ON VIDEO BUSHFIRE SAFETY VIDEO - LIVING ON THE EDGE A bushfire safety video aimed at those living on the rural/urban interface. DVDs containing this video were sent to over 100,000 homes in Victoria during the summer fire season 20072008. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp35rzDL-18 ************************************************ SOUTHEM EMPLOYMENT NOTICES GHG VERIFICATION MANAGER - FORESTRY (REDD'S/ AFOLU) Based in Auckland or Sydney. The company is a leading provider of greenhouse gas (GHG)certification schemes (commonly referred to as carbon foot printing) providing robust tools for individuals, organisations and events to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions with the highest level of credibility and integrity. A passionate Verification professional with a focus

on forestry REDDs and AFOLU is sought to join the team. For more info, quote Ref No. gcg 090807 and contact: [email protected] HEAD OF HARAPAN RAINFOREST, SUMATRA, INDONESIA Harapan Rainforest is seeking an experienced team leader to lead the implementation of an innovative, large-scale rainforest conservation and restoration initiative in south central Sumatra, Indonesia. The position will entail management of a 100,000ha site (two former logging concessions) now held on long licences for “ecosystem restoration” by a consortium of Burung Indonesia, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and BirdLife International, collaborating through the Yayasan KEHI foundation. For a detailed job description, please contact Yayasan KEHI, attention Ms. Claudia Stephani [email protected] INVESTORS SOUGHT FOR INDO REFORESTATION PROJECT Investors required for reforestation project in Indonesia minimum 10,000 Ha expandable upto 100,000 Ha. Calculated at 66 Milion TCO2e. For more information, contact Andrew Steel: [email protected] LEAD A FOREST CARBON FINANCE PRACTICE Senior Client Manager, Forestry & Land Use (New York, NY) - Develop and lead a forest carbon finance practice for an internationally-recognized firm! Join an internationally recognized firm as it develops a forestry and land-use practice focused on managing a portfolio of emission reduction projects generated in North America. Contact: [email protected] FOREST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ASSESSOR An internal promotion has provided an opportunity with NCS International for a Forest Management Systems Assessor for its Melbourne, Australia office. For more info, contact: [email protected] **************************************** MEETINGS WHO WILL OWN FORESTS 14-16 September 2009 - Early registration has open for "Who Will Own the Forest? 5" Summit to be held in Portland, Oregon. For more information, go to Register at: http://wfi.worldforestrycenter.org/wwotf5/reg.html COMMUNITY FORESTRY 15-18 September 2009 - 1st Int'l Community Forestry Workshop "Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Community Forestry in the International Arena". Pokhara, Nepal. Contact: Bala Ram Kandel, cpfd(at)wlink.com.np ; Peter Branney, p-branney(at)lfp.org.np http://communityforestryworkshop.com.np/ AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS BOLIVIA 22-24 September 2009 – First National Congress of Agroforestry Systems (ECO-SAF). Cochabambra, Bolivia. http://ecosaf.comxa.com SUSTAINABILITY AND TECHNOLOGY 30 September 2009 - Sustainability and Technology Forum. Venue: Dockside, Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney. Time: 08.30am - 5.00pm. Early Bird Special Offer ends 4 September. More info: www.sustainableictforum.com.au IDENTIFYING SILVER LINING TO GLOBAL STORM CLOUDS

8-9 October 2009 – New Zealand Pine Manufacturers Association Conference 2009 – “Global Storm Clouds – Identifying the Silver Linings”. Holiday Inn, Wellington, New Zealand. http://www.pine.net.nz/content/blogsection/8/12/ XIII WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS 18-23 October 2009 - The XIII World Forestry Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina. http://www.wfc2009.org/version2/presentacion_ingles.asp FORESTS, HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 19 October 2009 - Forests, human health and well-being: findings of IUFRO's recent science initiatives. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Side Event organized by IUFRO Task Forces "Forests and Human Health", "Traditional Forest Knowledge" and "Improving the Lives of People in Forests" at the XIII World Forestry Congress. Contact: Eeva Karjalainen, eeva.karjalainen(at)metla.fi, John Parrotta, jparrotta(at)fs.fed.us, Peter Cronkleton, p.cronkleton(at)cgiar.org http://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/forests-trees-humans/activities-and-events/ CLIMATE CHANGE FORUM 12 October 2009 – Special Event on Climate Change at XIII World Forestry Congress. Forum on Forests and Climate Change: To Copenhagen and Beyond. Buenos Aires. http://www.fao.org/forestry/foris/wfc/15e.pdf CARTOGRAPHY CONFERENCE November 2009 - Santiago will host Latin America’s first International Cartography Conference in 2009 Santiago is hosting the 24th International Cartography Conference (ICC) in November 2009. Organised by the International Cartography Association (ICA), the ICC is an important event for the cartography community. For more info, go to: www.icc2009.cl PARANÁ UNIVERSITY TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF FORESTRY COURSE 30 May 2010 – The Forest Engineering Course at Universidade Federal do Paraná in Brazil will celebrate 50 years in existence. For more info, go to: www.fupef.ufpr.br. ************************************************* NEWS ONLINE Do you have news items you wish to make available to others on SOUTHEM Online? If so, please send them to [email protected] ************************************************ MISSING? Did we miss you off the list, or do you have an associate who may want to receive SOUTHEM Online. If so, please feel free to register by sending a message to [email protected] with subscribe in the subject box providing details about yourself. Or you can register at the web site at: http://www.southem.com/content/view/37/35/ ************************************************** REMOVE If you would prefer not to receive further issues of this newsletter, please reply to me at email [email protected] with the word ‘Remove’ in the subject.