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Hi and Hola - Welcome to Southem Online Issue 229. Global events are moving along at a
fast clip. The World Forestry Congress is due to start this month in Argentina; Copenhagen is
gearing up for v. important climate change talks; and, of course, we all holding our combined
breath in the hope the economic improves and the “R” word is banished, for the time being.
The latest edition of the Southern Hemisphere Journal features developments in bioenergy
forestry plantations. We highlight the psychological impact of bushfires on younger members
of our communities; and delve into management and communications messages coming out
of the interim report of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission of Inquiry.
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PROTAVIA PULP MILL IN EARLY TALKS WITH GLOBAL FOREST PARTNERS OVER
EX-TIMBERCORP SUPPLIES
Meanwhile, The Border Watch newspaper has reported that the new owner of Timbercorp's
bluegum estate has entered discussions with Protavia to supply woodchips for the A$1.5b
Penola Pulp Mill. It’s reported there had been widespread speculation that the Timbercorp
collapse would mark the end of the major infrastructure project, which was left without the
resource agreement needed to secure development of the approved project. The report
noted that Protavia had led a consortium to the bidding table to try to gain ownership of the
resource and when this was unsuccessful it appeared all hope for the mill would be lost. Pulp
mill project director John Roche has not returned calls this week, however the successful
bidder for Timbercorp answered questions from The Border Watch. Phil Stelling, the director
of Global Forest Partners Australian investments, which is the parent company of Australian
Bluegum Plantations - the body that will take over ownership of the bluegum estate after the
November settlement - said he would talk to any company interested in securing fibre supply.
Preliminary contact had been made with Protavia and Australian Bluegum Plantations
expects these discussions would continue, he said.
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YORK TIMBERS LOOKS TO 2010 FOR FINANCIAL BENEFITS FROM COST CUTTING
The listed South African solid wood products group York Timbers says expects to start seeing
the financial benefits of its restructuring and cost-cutting exercise in the 2010 financial year,
after recording a net loss of R232 million for the year ended June 30, 2009, Engineering
News reported. Reduced sales volumes as a result of the global economic slowdown had led
to the loss, which was a sharp drop from a net profit of R538,7-million in the 2008 financial
year. The group, which is now led by chief executive officer Piet van Zyl, said in a statement
that the slowdown in the South African timber and construction sectors, which had started late
in 2008, had continued in the second half of the group's financial year.
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ARTICLES OF INTEREST
EVALUATION OF QUALITY EUCALYPT FOREST SITE
J.E. Baridón, J.W. Lanfranco, R.M. Marlats, M. Vázquez. Evaluation of the quality forest site
for Eucalyptus camaldulensis check for this species in other resources through edaphic
indexes in Argiudolls and Argiacuolls, Argentina. Agricultura Técnica, Vol. 61, No. 2, 2001,
pp. 192-201
http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=at01022&lang=en
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MEETINGS
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
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