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SOUTHEM Online - Issue 252 – 30 September 2010

Hi and Hola - Welcome to this edition Southem Online. When the UK-based
The Economist puts forests on its front page and devotes a 14-page special
report to them you know things are getting serious. Entitled “The World’s
Lungs – Forests, and how to save them”, the report is previewed by a Leader
the utmost importance of saving the world’s forests. “Without a serious effort
to solve [ways to fund forests to tackle carbon emissions] the risk of climate
change will be vastly increased and the planet will lose one of its most
valuable, and most beautiful, assets. That would be a tragedy.” Quite emotive
stuff for The Economist, which is not renowned for coming over sentimental
but is famous for its dry, dry, dry approach to matters, well, economic. The
difficulties are immense but recognition by The Economist of the role forests
must play by effectively putting them into a central role in solving climate
change is great. We love forests; nice to know the suits in London are
catching on too.

Cheers and Saludos from Down Under

Mike Smith
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FOURTH FOREST ENGINEERING CONFERENCE – WHITE RIVER,

SOUTH AFRICA, April 5-7, 2011
First Announcement
“INNOVATION IN FOREST ENGINEERING -
ADAPTING TO STRUCTURAL CHANGE”

The Department of Forest and Wood Science at Stellenbosch University,

South Africa in conjunction with IUFRO, is proud to announce the
presentation of the 4th Forest Engineering Conference in April 5-7, 2011 at
the Protea Hotel, The Winkler, in White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
For further information please contact Hannél Ham (hamh@sun.ac.za) or
Pierre Ackerman (packer@sun.ac.za).
(SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS)

TIMBERLAND INVESTMENT CONFERENCE

Center for Forest Business
University of Georgia
March 23-25, 2011
The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation
Lake Oconee, Georgia, USA

Save the Date!

Forestry Climate, Investments and Opportunities are changing! Join us for our
2011 Timberland Investment Conference where we will provide you the latest
Forestry topics, speakers and opportunities. See details of the conference
below or go to the web site.
www.ugatimberlandinvestment.com

Seeing the Forest for Its Hedges

Bob Izlar from the Center for Forest Business was one of the experts recently
quoted by the New York Times on the long-term benefits of investment in
forestry.
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/seeing-the-forest-for-its-
hedges/
(SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE CONFERENCE)

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 helicopters.
For more information, go to:
http://www.heliharvest.co.nz/index.cfm/

PODCASTS: MULTI-STOREY WOODEN BUILDINGS AND THE

CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE
Piers Maclaren, Editor of the New Zealand Journal of Forestry, discusses the
theme of multi-storey wooden buildings and its relevance to the earthquake in
the New Zealand city of Christchurch.
http://tinyurl.com/southempiers

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CONCERNS MOUNT OVER LOW AUSTRALIAN FOREST PLANTING

LEVELS
Australian plantation forestry and paper industry agency A3P is urging the
government to develop diverse means to finance large-scale new and
replanted long rotation plantations to supply the domestic market. The A3P’s
concern comes in spite of New Forests Pty Ltd launching a new Australia New
Zealand Forest Fund which has raised about A$500 million from international
and regional institutional investors.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
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CHILE PRESIDENT CAUGHT IN INDIGENOUS LAND DISPUTE

Chile President Sebastián Piñera has got caught up in a dispute over land he
purchased in the southern part of the country even though he was advised
that an indigenous community was demand restitution of the area. The news
is embarrassing for the government has it comes at a time when it is
combating attacks by another indigenous community determined to regain
lands in valuable forestry regions.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
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CHILE SOFTENS SOME ASPECTS OF TERRORISM LAW

Meanwhile, Chile’s Senate has approved moves to reform the country’s
terrorism which has created tensions between the government and
indigenous Mapuche peoples in key forestry regions. The changes do not
meet the demands of Mapuche in prison for offences under the law, who have
been on a hunger strike but some aspects are moderated.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
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QUAKE SHAKES UP NZ PAPER SUPPLIES

The New Zealand print industry is recovering following the Christchurch
earthquake, though efforts have been hampered by paper shortages due to
damage at the facilities of the two leading merchants, it’s been reported.
Although printers in the region are said to be back at work, a severe paper
shortage has now been reported. BJ Ball Papers and Spicers Paper -
estimated to control 90% of the market between them - both suffered damage
to their local facilities.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1219&Itemid=2

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FORESTRY TASMANIA DENIES GREEN MP’S CLAIMS

Forestry Tasmania has reiterated that it has ceased broadscale conversion of
native forest to plantation. General Manager Corporate Relations Ken Jeffreys
confirmed Forestry Tasmania had not initiated any clearing of native forests
for plantations since December 31, 2006 in accordance with the Australian
Forestry Standard. Greens MP Kim Booth has listed six coupes where he
claims Forestry Tasmania intends to convert native forest to plantation. Mr
Jeffreys said in a statement that Forestry Tasmania had investigated the
claims and found them to be false.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1218&Itemid=2

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ARAUCO BOUNCES BACK FROM QUAKE WITH RECORD LOW RATE

ON US$400M BOND
Chile’s Arauco, which recently announced a nearly 180% increase in its net
income during second quarter, has issued a bond for US$400 million with the
lowest interest rate ever during the company’s history in the United States.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1217&Itemid=2

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FIBRIA PULP PLANT RECEIVES HIGH PROTECTED RISK

CERTIFICATION
The Três Lagoas (MS) pulp plant of Brazil’s Fibria has received a High
Protected Risk (HPR) certification from the insurer, FM Global. The HPR
indicates that the management of risks at the site meets international
standards. Preventive and permanent maintenance in place at all plants are
among the factors contributing to the certification, Fibria said.
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WWF CONSULTANTS VIEW FIBRIA’S AGROFORESTRY SCHEMES

Meanwhile, two consultants from World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) visited the
forest base of the Fibria in Capão do Leão (RS), Brazil. During the visit, the
NGO learned of the company’s Forest Protection programme, in which
hundreds of producers with less than 50 hectares participate in agroforestry
systems.

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BIOENERGY INVESTMENT FORUM PLANNED FOR ARGENTINA

The UN FAO and Argentine forestry agencies plan to organise the first forum
on financing investments in bioenergy in the country. It’s planned the event
will take place in Buenos Aires on 16-17 November.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1216&Itemid=2

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ARGENTINA’S FOREST EXPO RETURNS US$5M IN BUSINESS

Meanwhile, Argentina is determined to run the eight edition of a forest expo
after the conclusion of the 2010 event, which saw an estimated AR$20 million
(US$5 million) worth of business conducted. Feria Forestal Argentina Josue
Barrios Ledesma is reported as saying that the event has now become the
major one of its kind in the country.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1214&Itemid=2

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SPATIAL INFO PROVIDESA BILLION DOLLAR A YEAR BENEFIT TO

ECONOMY
Land Information New Zealand, the Department of Conservation and the
Ministry of Economic Development have compiled a report quantifying the
contribution spatial information makes to the New Zealand economy, as well
as opportunities for this contribution to grow. Entitled “Realising Productivity
Gains”, the report says that use and re-use of spatial information is estimated
to have added NZ$1.2 billion in productivity related benefits to the New
Zealand economy in 2008.
http://www.geospatial.govt.nz/productivityreport/#_ftn1

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TALKS ON PLANNED PLANTATION FORESTRY ENVIRONMENTAL

STANDARD
New Zealand’s Ministry for the Environment has started consultations over a
proposed national environmental standard for plantation forestry. Workshops
have been held in six centres throughout September. The government
intends the proposed standard to improve national consistency in local
authority plan rules relating to plantation forestry and to provide certainty for
those involved in the management of plantation forests.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1215&Itemid=2

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LAND USE ONLINE

In Brazil, a new online publication presents maps and analysis of land use
characteristics and processes in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/presidencia/noticias/noticia_visualiza.php?
id_noticia=1687&id_pagina=1

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NEW TOOL VISUALISES ECOSYSTEM THREATS

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Inter-American Biodiversity
Information Network recently launched the ecosystem analysis and report
(EAR) tool to visualise ecosystem status and threats in the Americas.
http://gg.usm.edu/EAR/

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WOOD-SPLITTER NEW TO MARKET

Forestry equipment specialists, FORESTQUIP, have introduced an innovative
new wood-splitter into the New Zealand marketplace. FORESTQUIP
Managing Director, John Hansen, says the Lasco Splitter is a stump-screw
designed to split any log with ease and efficiency. He says oversized butt
logs, pole wood, and stumps can be split into more manageable-sized
material to be further processed into firewood, wood fuel, or other value-
added finished products.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1213&Itemid=2

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SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE VIDEOS

PARQUE TANTAUCO
This Youtube video gives a vew of Parque Tantauco, in an area now at the
centre of a land dispute involving the Chilean President. In Spanish but clearly
shows the attraction of the area.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBlEj09dyC0

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SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ARTICLES OF INTEREST

EXOTIC’S SPREAD IN PATAGONIA FORESTS

Orellana, I.A., & Raffaele, E. (2010). The spread of the exotic conifer
Pseudotsuga menziesii in Austrocedrus chilensis forests and shrublands in
northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science,
40, 199-209.

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MEETINGS

TIMBERLAND INVESTMENT CONFERENCE

Center for Forest Business
University of Georgia
March 23-25, 2011
The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation
Lake Oconee, Georgia, USA

Save the Date!

Forestry Climate, Investments and Opportunities are changing! Join us for our
2011 Timberland Investment Conference where we will provide you the latest
Forestry topics, speakers and opportunities. See details of the conference
below or go to the web site.
www.ugatimberlandinvestment.com

For decades, some university endowments, pension funds and other big
investors have put part of their money to work in the woods. They’ve bought
large tracts of timberland, viewing them as an asset class separate from
stocks, bonds and other forms of real estate, The New York Times’s Tim Gray
writes

UGA’s Center for Forest Business professionals and invited speakers will
provide you insight in the resilience of forest resources and how timberland
values have been impacted by the financial markets. The conference should
meet your timberland questions as well as provide you the information
necessary to make the most prudent timberland investment decisions
involving the process of purchasing, management and divesting a tract of
timberland.

The Center for Forest Business integrates the latest academic research and
sound financial methods to provide education and service to forest industry,
investors and landowners throughout the world.

For more information, contact:

Bob Izlar - bizlar@warnell.uga.edu
Director, Center for Forest Business
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
University of Georgia, Athens
Phone (706) 542-6819
FAX (706) 542-5073

Rich Molpus - rmolpus@warnell.uga.edu

Center for Forest Business
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
University of Georgia, Athens
Phone (706) 542-5079
Cell (601) 421-1721

FOURTH FOREST ENGINEERING CONFERENCE – WHITE RIVER,

SOUTH AFRICA, April 5-7, 2011

First Announcement

“INNOVATION IN FOREST ENGINEERING -

ADAPTING TO STRUCTURAL CHANGE”

The Department of Forest and Wood Science at Stellenbosch University,

South Africa in conjunction with IUFRO, is proud to announce the
presentation of the 4th Forest Engineering Conference in April 5-7, 2011 at
the Protea Hotel, The Winkler, in White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

The Forest Engineering Conference (FEC) is an international event held every

four years and is a forum for forest engineers from around the world to share
their knowledge, experience, and emerging ideas. This meeting follows
previous successful FEC events held, in Mont-Tremblant, Canada (2007);
Växjö, Sweden (2003); and the inaugural event in Edinburgh, Scotland in
1999.

The three-day conference, will include both oral and poster presentations. A
full-day field excursion is being arranged for the 6th of April in and around the
Nelspruit and White River industrial forestry plantation of Komatiland Forests
and York Timbers. A call for papers and posters related to the conference
theme and other important information will follow this first announcement.
FEC sponsors’ logos will be added to the website, other official
correspondence and future announcements.

Important Dates:

Early Registration Deadline December 31, 2010

Late Registration Deadline January 31, 2011
Abstract Submission August 15, 2010

Contact Information:

For further information please contact Hannél Ham (hamh@sun.ac.za) or

Pierre Ackerman (packer@sun.ac.za).

FREE FORESTRY CONFERENCE PUTS GIS ON THE MAP

6 October 2010 - A national and international line up of geographical
information systems (GIS) experts will Rotorua, New Zealand in October for a
unique forestry event. Crown Research Institute Scion is hosting a free
conference to raise awareness of how GIS technology can be used to best
advantage within the forestry sector. For further information, contact:
Bronwyn Douglas, Conference Coordinator, +64 7 343 5624
bronwyn.douglas@scionresearch.com

CANOPY PROCESSES IN A CHANGING CLIMATE

7-15 October 2010 - Travelling Workshop: Canopy Processes in a Changing
Climate. South East Australia. IUFRO 2.01.12
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20100/20112/
Contact: Anthony O'Grady, anthony.ogrady(at)csiro.au

EMERGING ECONOMIC MECHANISMS AND FORESTS

5–7 October 2010. Emerging Economic Mechanisms: Implications for Forest-
Related Policies and Sector Governance, UN FAO, Rome, Italy.
http://forest-conf-fao.unitus.it/

NEW ZEALAND JOINT INDUSTRY CONFERENCE

11-13 October 2010. New Zealand Pine Manufacturers Association and Joint
Industry Conference at Te Papa, Wellington. October 11, Timber Design
Awards. October 12 Joint Conference. October 13 Individual
AGM/Conferences. Go to:
http://www.pine.net.nz/

NZ WOOD TIMBER DESIGN AWARDS

11 October 2010. NZ Wood, partnership with Carter Holt Harvey, is holding
the 2010 NZ Wood Timber Design Awards Ceremony in Wellington. For more
info, go to:
http://www.nzwood.co.nz/timber-design-awards-2010

FORESTWOOD 2010
12 October 2010 - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington.
For registration, go to:
http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?
r=13983357&msgid=144631&act=ST4F&c=175423&destination=https%3A
%2F%2Fwww.etouches.com%2Fforestwood2010

REMOTE SENSING & GIS APPLICATIONS IN FOREST ENGINEERING

19-20 October 2010. 9th Seminar on Remote Sensing & GIS Applications in
Forest Engineering. Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
http://www.9seminarioflorestal.com.br/home/

FORESTRY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC

REGION
Call for Abstracts: Forestry Education and Research for the Asia-Pacific.
ICRAF, Manila, The Philippines, 23–25 November 2010. Abstract submission
deadline: 31 May 2010. This conference aims to strengthen the contribution
of forestry education and research towards sustainable forest management in
the Asia-Pacific region. The course is organized by the University of the
Philippines Los Banos, with support from the World Agroforestry Center
(ICRAF). For more information, go to:
http://www.mailprosx.com/mp/link.php?M=115574&N=1182&L=4540&F=H

AUSTRALASIAN FOREST GENETICS CONFERENCE

8-10 February 2011. Australasian Forest Genetics Conference: integrating
quantitative and molecular tools. Christchurch, New Zealand. Contact: Luis A.
Apiolaza, Email: Luis.Apiolaza(at)canterbury.ac.nz.
http://isebindia.com/icpep-4/icpep-4.html

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF WILLOW IN ARGENTINA

16-18 March 2011. III International Congress of Willows in Argentina (IIIº
Congreso Internacional de Salicáceas en Argentina). In Neuquén, Argentina.
Open to representatives from the public and private sector, the scientific
community, producers, industries, technicians, students and all people
interested in this species. Go to:
www.jornadasalicaceas.com

IX INTERNATIONAL RANGELAND CONGRESS – IRC2011

2-8 April 2011. IX International Rangeland Congress “Diverse Rangelands for
a Sustainable Society”. Rosario, Argentina. See:
www.irc2011.com.ar

IUFRO TREE BIOTECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE

26 June-2 July 2011. IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference 2011 - From
genomes to integration and delivery. Arraial D’ajuda, Porto Seguro, Bahia,
Brazil. Contact: Dario Grattapaglia, Email: dario(at)cenargen.embrapa.br.
http://www.treebiotech2011.com/

BREEDING AND GENETIC RESOURCES OF FIVE-NEEDLE PINES

15-25 Aug 2011. 4th Conference on the Breeding and Genetic Resources of
Five-Needle Pines. Tomsk, Russia. IUFRO 2.02.15, Contact: John King,
Email: John.King(at)gov.bc.ca.
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20200/20215/.

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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