[Forest-list] Southem Online 285 - southern hemisphere forestry updates

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Southern Hemisphere Forest Industry Journal Online news briefs

SOUTHEM Online - Issue 285  12 July 2012  Hi and Hola - Welcome to this
edition of Southem Online. The journal features the following articles:

Platform for Business with Ecosystem and Environmental Goods and Services: A
Brazilian Proposal for Green Economy Practice  co-authored by Eder Zanetti,
who is a Fullbright Scholar and is a Forest Engineer with a Phd on
Sustainable Forest Management, and Swapan Mehra. Forest Engineer, PhD. You
can listen to a podcast from Eder Zanetti at:
http://www.southem.com/2012/07/eder-zanetti-ecosystem-business-proposal/ 

Sino-Forests Nz Deal In Spotlight After Fraud Alleged In Canada Over China
Forest Sales China-based Sino-Forest Corporation appears to have structured
a New Zealand forestry deal along the same lines those for which it has been
hauled before the court in Canada on charges of massive fraud around forest
asset valuations. The Overseas Investment Office, which cleared transactions
involving Sino-Forest Corporation and its Greenheart offshoot in New
Zealand, released to the Southern Hemisphere Forest Industry Journal the
detailed reports on its decisions around Sino-Forests dealings. Although
significant segments of the reports are missing due to confidentiality
reasons, sufficient remains to indicate a similar pattern to those
transactions in China now attracting fraud allegations in Canada.
http://www.southem.com/2012/06/southern-hemisphere-forest-industry-journal-v
ol-18-no-1/ 

The latest edition of the Southern Hemisphere Forest Industry Journal is
available at:
http://www.southem.com/2012/06/southern-hemisphere-forest-industry-journal-v
ol-18-no-1/ 

Cheers and Saludos from Down Under
Mike Smith
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MANAGING DIRECTOR  BORDER TIMBERS LIMITED
Top Executive with relevant Forestry and Timber Management experience at
leadership level required
Valcol Executive Appointments, a division of the Valcol Group has been
exclusively retained by Border Timbers Limited, a diversified Agro forestry
and timber business, based in the Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe, to assist in
the search and selection of applicants to be considered for the role of
Managing Director. The company operates three divisions in Forestry,
Sawmilling and Manufacturing. The forestry division manages a total of five
estates. Logs harvested by the divisions are processed at three sawmills.
Today, it is one of the largest and most modern sawmills in Southern Africa.
Most of the timber the sawmills produce is further processed into valued
added products and exported into both regional and international markets.
The company employs over 3000 personnel.

We require a dynamic and seasoned leader and therefore consideration will be
given to any semi-retired Executive together with other senior managers
seeking new opportunities. Our client offers an exciting and rewarding
career and in return will offer an attractive remuneration package, together
with exceptional living and working conditions and benefits required.
Interested  please send your full CV  together with 3 reference contacts
to Colin Roberts, Managing Director (confidentiality assured):
colin at valcol.co.zw 

See below for more information on this Southem Opportunity or go to
http://tinyurl.com/southemvalcol1 
<http://www.southem.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1453&Itemi
d=5>

LASER TECHNOLOGY  LASER-BASED MEASUREMENT PRODUCTS
Laser Technology's core products are engineered with pulse-laser technology
(a.k.a. reflectorless measurement technology) resulting in the ability to
measure both distances and speeds. We also specialize in tilt and compass
sensors, allowing you to measure heights and azimuth bearings. Our mission
from the beginning has been to provide quality products through innovation
and dedication. For more information, go to:
http://www.lasertech.com/ 

FORESTLAND INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
Hold the Date! The University of Georgia Center for Forest Business
announces its 2013 Forestland Investment Conference, February 27 through
March 1, 2013 at the Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island, Florida USA. 
Key North American and International forestland analysts and investors plan
to attend.
For details please contact:
Bob Izlar, + 1.706.542.6819, bizlar at warnell.uga.edu 

More information soon on our website:
http://www.ugacfb.com/ 

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CHILE FOREST DEVELOPMENT LAW CHANGE GOES TO PARLIAMENT
CHILE is set to change a law which has underpinned much of its plantation
forestry development. El Sur has reported the Chamber of Deputies will
debate the draft of the Fomento Forestal law, better known as DL 701. The
new version of the law is expected to give new impetus to replanted degraded
land with a range of native plantings.

VILLAGE ON THE MOVE AS ARAUCO FIGHTS POLLOUTION LEVELS
CHILEAN forestry giant Arauco has been accused of a sort of forced
depopulation of a community adjacent to its Nueva Aldea pulp plant due to
unresolved air and noise pollution problems, La Discusión reported. The
claim came from community leader Felipe Rebolledo, who raised concerns
regarding impact on the workers and their families. Forty five families out
of a total 55 in Ranquil village will be moved. Arauco public affairs deputy
manager Guillermo Mendoza said the move was made following lengthy dialogue
with the community and through a framework of respect and mutual
understanding.

THE FOREST INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN DRIVER OF EXPORTS IN MISIONES
THE FOREST INDUSTRY more than half of export earnings in the Argentine
province of Misiones in 2011, its reported. Within this segment, pulp and
paper comprise highest level of sales, 62 percent of 2011 exports, and the
remaining 38 percent to wood products.

FORESTRY TASMANIA CLEARED OVER HARVESTING PRACTICE
AN INVESTIGATION has reportedly cleared Forestry Tasmania of unsustainable
harvesting practices. The investigation was launched after claims the
state-owned company had been logging native forest at double the sustainable
yield. Now, the ABC has reported Forestry Tasmania has been re-certified for
a further three years under the Australian Forestry Standard. John Hickey
General Manager Forest Management Forestry Tasmania John Hickey is quoted as
saying its professionalism has been endorsed by the audit and the company
has been vindicated.

FIBRIA HIGHLIGHTS PLANNING AT COASTAL EUCALYPTUS DEBATE
REPRESENTATIVES from the Brazilian pulp company Fibria and communities have
held a Coastal Forest Forum on the impact of eucalypt plantations on the
region in the south and far south of Bahia, in Mucuri (BA). From 18 to 20/6,
the definition of areas of eucalyptus plantation in the coastal Forest Forum
theme was South and far south of Bahia, in Mucuri (BA). Participants
included in the forestry debate included representatives from companies
along with those from the communities of Oliveira Costa and Costa Dourada.
Lausanne de Almeida and Ana Paula, forest environment analysts FROM Fibria,
presented at the meeting the criteria used by the company to define planting
and conservation areas.

NZ FORESTRY CARBON FARMING HIT BY GOVERNMENT CHANGES TO ETS
CHANGES to New Zealands emissions trading scheme will stop investment in
forestry carbon farming  hitting one of the countrys most important
sources of future carbon emissions reduction, said Carbon Farm chief
executive Murray McClintock in a NZ Herald report. McClintock is reported as
saying: "The net result of these changes will be there is very little
incentive to supply New Zealand Units into the New Zealand carbon market. We
are trapped now in a price-taking situation where the future pricing will be
set by the price in Europe."

TETRAPAK IN SOUTH AFRICAN FOOD CARTON RECYCLING JV
A NEW PARTNERSHIP between food processing and packaging company Tetra Pak
and recycling operation South Africas Gayatri Paper Mills recycles used
cartons into other useful materials, Engineering News has reported Tetra Pak
environment cluster leader for sub-Saharan Africa Rodney Reynders, saying
that 6, 000 tons of used beverage cartons will be recycled every year. The
aseptic cartons consist of 75% renewable paperboard and 25% aluminium and
polyethylene (PolyAlu), and both parts are recyclable.

CHILEAN COMPANY BOOSTING WOODCHIP EXPORTS TO CHINA
CHILEAN FORESTRY company Río Calle Calle is expecting sales of its woodchip
product into China in 2012 will be worth as much as $20 million, Estrategia
reported. Jaime Vial, the companys general manager - controlled by the
businessman Eduardo Hartwig - plans to expand its focus on the export of
wood chips to the Chinese market in the short term.

FAMILY ANGER OVER BOILER EXPLOSION AT ALTO PARANA PLANT
THE ARGENTINA offshoot of Arauco has come under attack from the relatives of
a worker injured in an explosion at an MDF plant in Puerto Piray. They
complained to Alto Paraná "abandoned" the employee victim following the
explosion of a boiler, Argentina Forestal has reported. Malvina Yunke, wife
of Celso Esteban Rorihg - one of the employees affected by an explosion in
the MDF Puerto Piray plant, said the family did not receive assistance from
the Arauco group company. In addition, reported that "after the accident
they parted also to my son who works in the industry, sole family
breadwinner".

QUEENS AWARD FOR FORESTRY TO SOUTH AFRICAN PROFESSOR
PROFESSOR JOLANDA ROUX of South Africa has received an award from Queen
Elizabeth II. Professor Roux received the Queens Award for Forestry from
the Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA), in recognition of outstanding
international contributions to forestry. Jolanda Roux is a forest
pathologist and mycologist at FABI, South Africa, and has an appointment in
the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology at the University of
Pretoria. She is also Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO Division 7
(http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/). So far, the award has
been made only nine times.
See pic and story at
http://www.cfa-international.org/latest_news.php

TENDERS CALLED FOR BOLIVIAN CHACO WEATHER STATIONS
TENDERS are being called for the supply and installation of weather stations
in the dry Bolivian Chaco region. The general objective of the project is to
improve the generation and dissemination of weather information with the
participation of national entities and the private sector. Bolivian-based
companies need only apply, the notice said. Interested parties may obtain
the terms of reference at the link.
http://www.redesma.org/boletin/bol_2012/coopi_2/tdr_componente_metereologico
.pdf

SOUTHEM VIDEOS

AFPA VIDEO: FACTS ON TASMANIAN FORESTRY
The Australian Forest Products Association has taken the step of producing
its own YouTube video in what it says is a bid to counter some of the
misinformation from environmental groups and to provide comfort to customers
of Australias renewable forest products industry.
See the video at http://youtu.be/F-eNxbfLwpk

SOUTHEM ARTICLES

Jacques Delacroix and Glenn R. Carroll. Organizational Foundings: An
Ecological Study of the Newspaper Industries of Argentina and Ireland.
Administrative Science Quarterly. Vol. 28, No. 2 (Jun., 1983), pp. 274-291.
Published by: Sage Publications, Inc. Article Stable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2392621

Trees of Southern Africa : covering all known indigenous species in the
Republic of South Africa, South-West Africa, Botswana, Lesotho & Swaziland.
Volumes 1 & 2. 1972 pp. xv + 1497 pp. + 16 pl.
http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19730609160.html;jsessionid=B8570B7FE5C78
D55ED7A03BFDC9CF95B

BULLETIN ON Gender issues in Mozambique - Issue 1 is produced by UN Women
Mozambique. Reports on a workshop run by the Spanish NGO Forest and
Community and its Bolivian partner, CEBEM, under the banner Network for the
sustainable development of Africa. Date of publication: 2012-04-30. Pages:
13. See:
http://africa.redesma.org/readdocument.php?ID=2443

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SOUTHEM OPPORTUNITIES

MANAGING DIRECTOR  BORDER TIMBERS LIMITED
Top Executive with relevant Forestry and Timber Management experience at
leadership level required
Valcol Executive Appointments, a division of the Valcol Group has been
exclusively retained by Border Timbers Limited, a diversified Agro forestry
and timber business, based in the Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe, to assist in
the search and selection of applicants to be considered for the role of
Managing Director.

The company operates three divisions in Forestry, Sawmilling and
Manufacturing. The forestry division manages a total of five estates. Logs
harvested by the divisions are processed at three sawmills. Today, it is one
of the largest and most modern sawmills in Southern Africa. Most of the
timber produced from the sawmills is further processed into valued added
products and exported into both regional and international markets. The
company employs over 3000 personnel.

The Managing Director leads the organization in the development and
implementation of strategic plans, which support the groups corporate
strategy and annual business plans. He/she is responsible for managing the
businesses and departments, together with commercial activities of
sawmilling and finished goods manufactured, for profitability on behalf of
the Shareholders.

We require a dynamic and seasoned leader and therefore consideration will be
given to any semi-retired Executive together with other senior managers
seeking new opportunities. You must hold a degree in Forestry Sciences,
Finance, and/or Business Management with Timber and Forestry leadership
experience. You must be a seasoned, motivational, and visionary leader with
15 - 20 years of broad-based forestry experience, 10 years of which have
been general management and commercial experience. A post graduate
qualification is desired.

Our client offers an exciting and rewarding career and in return will offer
an attractive remuneration package, together with exceptional living and
working conditions and benefits required. Interested  please send your full
CV  together with 3 reference contacts to Colin Roberts, Managing Director
(confidentiality assured):
colin at valcol.co.zw

HARVEST LOGISTICS CO-ORDINATOR 
The large New Zealand forest management firm PF Olsen is hiring a motivated
individual to join our Sales and Operational Planning Team. The Harvest
Logistics Co-ordinator will assist the SOP Manager in the planning and
management of a complex forest supply chain. Applications close 20th July
2012
Email: info at pfolsen.com

SOUTHEM KORERO

COSTS AND PRICES WORKSCHOP
27 June 2012. Simple methods of analysing costs and prices to become more
competitive. A one-day workshop organised by INTI, CAFESG and the
Government of Entre Rios, Argentina.  To held at the Civic Center in
Concodia from 8.30-12.30.

FORESTS AND FOREST PRODUCTS
8-13 July 2012. International Conference on Forests and Forest Products 
Actual and Future. Lisboa, Portugal. Includes Willows and Poplars and
Wood Quality.  For more information:
http://www.iufro2012.org/nm_quemsomos.php?id=37

FOUR DEGREES OR MORE?
12-14 July 2012. Four Degrees or More? Australia in a Hot World. Melbourne,
Australia.
weblink: http://www.fourdegrees2011.com.au

UPDATE ON IMPROVED GENETICS OF PINES AND EUCALYPTS
2 and 3 August 2O12. Improved genetic of pines and subtropical eucalyptus.
Organised by the INTA and MINAGRI (forestry development project) will take
place in facilities of the EEA Concordia.  Objective: Disseminate the main
technological innovations achieved in the field of forest genetic
improvement of major species and hybrids of pines and eucalyptus are grown
in Argentina and its impact on the productivity of the plantations.  Free
but early registration is required by the 13 July deadline.  More
information:
http://inta.gob.ar/unidades/633000

BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF GALLING ARTHROPODS
4-8 Aug 2013. 6th International Symposium on the Biology and Ecology of
Galling Arthropods and Related Endophytes. O'Reillys Rainforest Retreat,
Queensland, Australia. IUFRO 7.03.02
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70300/70302/

Contact: Robin Adair, Robin.Adair(at)dpi.vic.gov.au
http://6isbegia.org/

LEGAL ASPECTS OF EUROPEAN FOREST SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
19-21 September, 2012 IUFRO Division 9: Forest Policy and Economics.
Research Group 9.06.00 (former 6.13.00): Forest Law and Environmental
Legislation. International Symposium, Republic of Belarus 2012. 14th
International Symposium on Legal Aspects of European Forest Sustainable
Development. Minsk, Republic of Belarus. First Announcement and Call for
Papers. 
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-9/90000/90600/

Contact Peter HERBST, e-mail: HP at net4you.at
or
Vitalie GULCA, email: vitalie.gulca at gmail.com or vitaliegulca at yahoo.com 

IMPROVING LIVES WITH POPLARS AND WILLOWS - PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT
 24th Session of the International Poplar Commission and 46th Executive
Committee Meeting. Improving Lives with Poplars and Willows @ Dehradun,
India, 8-12 October 2012.
http://www.fao.org/forestry/ipc2012/en/

II CONGRESO BOLIVIANO DE BOTÁNICA/BOLIVIAN BOTANY CONGRESS
11-13 October 2012. The Second Bolivian Botany Congress. La Paz, Bolivia.
This important Congress is organised by the Herbario Nacional de Bolivia,
Instituto de Ecología and Carrera de Biología de la Universidad Mayor de San
Andrés in collaboration with the Universidad Mayor de San Simón in
Cochabamba, Universidad San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca in Sucre,
Universidad Amazónica de Pando in Cobija y la Universidad Autónoma Gabriel
René Moreno in Santa Cruz.
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/iicongresobotanicabolivia2012/

LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
5-12 November 2012. Biannual IUFRO Forest Landscape Ecology Conference:
Sustaining Humans and Forests in Changing Landscapes: Forests, Society and
Global Change. Concepción, Chile. IUFRO 8.01.02,
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-8/80000/80100/80102/.
Contact: Cristian Echeverria, cristian.echeverria(at)udec.cl; Sandra Luque,
sandra.luque(at)cemagref.fr.
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-8/80000/80100/80102/activiti
es/

BRAZIL TO HOST 2015 WORLD STATS CONGRESS
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics will host in the second
half of 2015, the 60th World Congress of Statistics, organised by the
International Statistical Institute. Go to:
http://www.isi-web.org/ 

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