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SOUTHEM Online - Issue 237 – 17 February 2010

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REMSOFT TACTICAL PLANNER AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIES DEMO DAYS

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TIMBERLAND INVESTMENT CONFERENCE

March 23-25, 2011, The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, Lake Oconee, Georgia,
USA - Save the Date! On the heels of its successful timberland conference in 2009, the
University of Georgia’s Center for Forest Business announces plans for its 2011 conference.
More information will be available soon at:
www.ugatimberlandinvestment.com

SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW.

CONTINUING EDUCATION IN FOREST FINANCE AND ECONOMICS COURSE

The Department of Forest and Wood Science, Stellenbosch University, South Africa is
presenting a Precision Forestry Symposium in Stellenbosch from 1 to 3 March 2010. For
detail refer to www.sun.ac.za/forestry or contact Pierre Ackerman at packer@sun.ac.za

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/

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE FOREST INDUSTRY JOURNAL

In Volume 15 Number 4 of the Journal we explore the multi-billion dollar impact of the
global economic recession on the southern hemisphere’s forest products industry. Just as
indigenous peoples are being targeted as potential partners in carbon credit deals, we
highlight a case where a New Zealand Maori group was left high and dry when a London-
based equity investment group collapsed.
For more information, go to Southern Hemisphere Forest Industry Journal.

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INTERNATIONAL PAPER POSTPONES NEW BRAZIL PAPER MACHINE

International Paper (IP) Brasil has announced it plans to install a new paper machine at its
Três Lagoas (MS) towards the end of this year rather than in the first half as previously
envisaged, SBS reported. The new postponement is reportedly made possible thanks to an
agreement with the Brazilian firm Fibria regarding pulp supplies.

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FORESTRY DENIES FEARS OF FARMLAND TAKEOVER FOR CARBON SINKS

Australia’s National Association of Forest Industries is dismissing fears it will gobble up
scarce food-producing land, as it expands into large-scale carbon sink tree plantings, the ABC
has reported. Government models show the current two million hectares of plantations could
expand to 20 million hectares, as trees are planted to mitigate climate change. NAFI CEO
Allan Hansard was reported as saying food and forestry can co-exist. "We have two million
hectares of plantations in the ground in Australia and that is 1 per cent of the arable
agricultural land," he says. "Even if you go up to the very high numbers we have heard about,
it's only a tiny proportion, 4 per cent of the total agricultural arable area that produces food."

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BI-PARTISAN AGREEMENT FOR FOREST CONTRACTOR SUPPORT

The Australian state of Tasmania has pledged support for forest contractors hard hit by the
current slump in woodchip markets. In an announcement, the Minister for Energy and
Resources, David Llewellyn, said that under caretaker conventions, the State Government
and State Opposition had agreed to provide a A$600,000 support program for forest
contractors. Mr Llewellyn said both parties recognised the need to provide immediate
assistance to forest contractors hardest hit by the current downturn in woodchip markets.
“We expect this allocation will be sufficient to meet the urgent interest requirements based on
information and calculations supplied to us by the industry representatives at our meeting,” he
said. “Under the Forest Contractors Support Program, forest contractors will be able to apply
for assistance to help them meet interest payments on existing loans for a period of three
months.

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ARAUCO AND STORA ENSO LAUNCH URUGUAY PULP PLANT PLAN

Chile’s Arauco and Finland’s Stora Enso plan to initiate a study into the feasibility of building a
pulp plant in Punta Pereira, Uruguay, for an investment of between US$1.5 billion and US$2
billion, Estrategia has reported. The partnership may also study the possibility of other
investment ventures as together they have strong liquidity, Otavio Pontes, the Stora Enso
vice-president Brazilian relations is reported as saying.

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SLUMP RESTRUCTURING TAKES TOLL ON MONDI’S FULL YEAR RESULTS

The South African-based paper and pulp manufacturer Mondi expected to report a basic loss
a share of between Euro0.04 a share and Euro0,08 a share for the 2009 full-year,
Engineering News has reported. The company announced that its results had been impacted
on by a Euro128-million net special items charge. The company had recorded a Euro0.41 a
share basic loss in 2008, after incurring a Euro383-million net special items charge in that
year. Mondi, due to publish its results on February 23, earlier said the Euro128-million charge
was mainly as a result of earlier restructuring actions taken in response to the prevailing
market conditions.

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GREAT GROWTH POTENTIAL FOR INDUSTRY IN MISIONES HIGHLIGHTED

The Argentine province of Misiones has the highest potential for forestry growth of any region
of the world, claims the dead of the Faculty of Forest Sciences at Eldorado (ECFE in
Spanish). He said in the report in Misiones Online that the region, in the country’s north-east,
was also ideally suited to increased development of industrial parks able to cater for the
professional needs of the forest industry. Misiones currently represented about 60 per cent of
Argentina’s forestry GDP.

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WOODEN BUILDINGS CAN SAVE LIVES IN EARTHQUAKES, NZ WOOD

New engineering techniques allowing multi-storey buildings to be constructed of wood can
mean buildings surviving major earthquakes with very little damage, according to a New
Zealand engineering professor. Andy Buchanan of Canterbury University said in an article in
the NZ Wood newsletter that had the presidential palace in Haiti been built with a modern
structural framework of wood, chances are it would not have collapsed so badly in the recent
devastating earthquake. While the palace is understood to have been built of reinforced
concrete, Prof Buchanan said the worst buildings in earthquakes are built with un-reinforced
masonry.

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CHILE RECOGNISES SACRIFICE OF FOREST FIRE FIGHTERS

Chilean government and forest company represented have joined in celebrations for the Día
del Brigadista – recognising the men and women who fight fires. A touching tribute was made
for those fighting wild fires in the Los Lagos Region in the south of the country. Lignum
reported a message read out by Claudia Lopetegui, Directora Regional de Conaf remember
those firefighters who died while combating the fire, those who risked their lives in conditions
of erratic behaviour and dangerous and difficult conditions.

COURT DETAINS MAPUCHE ON TERRORISM CHARGES AFTER RURAL ATTACKS

Meanwhile, a court in Temuco, in Chile’s southern Region IX, has agreed to keep an
indigenous Mapuche youth charged under anti-terrorism laws in preventative custody
following his arrest as a result of an arson attack in the area, the Santiago Times reported.
The youth was arrested after an arson attack last year in which more than 360 hectares of
land along with property and machinery was torched. The court also agreed to allow the
ongoing detention of two others already in custody. Mapuche and local businesses have for
some time been locked in a struggle over the tribal groups’ claims their land was taken during
the reign of the Pinochet dictatorship. Their activities have moved from protests, to burning
forests on disputed lands and, in the past, direct attacks on machinery and workers.

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A3P ADDS VOICE TO RISING CRITICISM OF R&D TAX INCENTIVE LEGISLATION PLAN
The Australian plantation and paper sector agency, A3P, has backed concerns regarding the
Government’s Exposure Draft Bill on a new research and development (R&D) tax incentive.
A3P’s Canopy newsletter reported that its submission added further weight to the widespread
view of diverse industries that the legislation, if not substantially amended, would create the
opposite outcome to the Government’s stated intention to deliver a “more generous, more
predictable, and less complex tax incentive” for R&D. Based on analysis of the existing and
proposed arrangements, as well as comments from A3P members and their R&D tax
advisers, A3P’s submission highlighted how the new arrangements would favour the ‘blue
sky’ R&D of academies and research institutes and discriminate against the ‘factory
floor’/continuous improvement/commercially focused R&D practiced by most business
operations, including in the wood and paper industry.

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AUSTRALIA’S 'HERCULEAN' EMISSIONS TARGET TASK

The Sydney Morning Herald has reported a US study saying Australia will have to build about
35 new nuclear power plants - or resort to "creative accounting" - to meet the unrealistic
targets set by Labor's emissions trading scheme. It says the analysis, prepared by Roger
Pielke jnr, professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado, warns that it is
impossible to predict how fast economies can "decarbonise" and urges governments to shift
from setting unrealistic targets and timetables to measurable goals such as the development
of clean technologies. The analyses showed that the level of effort needed to decarbonise
Australia and meet the ETS targets is "herculean". This did not mean it could not be done, but
focusing on impossible targets risked provoking public cynicism, the SMH reported.

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SOUTHEM ARTICLES FROM JOURNALS

TIMBER WASTE AND NORFOLK ISLAND SHINGLE ROOFS

Cokley, John. (2009, December 1). Reducing waste in timber procurement is critical to
replacement of original wooden shingle roofs on heritage buildings at Norfolk Island.
The Free Library. (2009). Retrieved February 13, 2010 from
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Reducing waste in timber procurement is critical to replacement
of...-a0217938913

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAP

Benjamin. Baker. Southern hemisphere [cartographic material]. Map of Southern hemisphere
with relief shown pictorially.; Rex Nan Kivell Collection Map NK 2456/18
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/28378345_Southern_hemisphere_cartographic_mat
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THE CASE FOR ACACIA MANGIUM

Dr Falvio Pereira Silva has produced a booklet on the benefits of planting Acacia mangium in
Brazil. The book notes it is an excellent investment and provider of high quality timber as well
as other products, such as tannin and forage for animals. For more detail, email:
acaciaflavio@ufv.br

NATIVE FOREST BIRDS OF STEWART ISLAND – DECLINES AND EXTINCTIONS

G.A. Harper. The native forest birds of Stewart Island/Rakiura: patterns of recent declines and
extinctions. Pages: 63–81, Notornis – Ornithology of the Southern Pacific, Volume 56, Issue
2, 2009.
http://www.notornis.org.nz/abstract.php?volume_issue=n56_2&first_page=57

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TIMBERLAND INVESTMENT CONFERENCE

March 23-25, 2011, The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, Lake Oconee, Georgia,
USA - Save the Date!.

More information will be available soon at:

www.ugatimberlandinvestment.com

On the heels of its successful timberland conference in 2009, the University of Georgia’s
Center for Forest Business announces plans for its 2011 conference.

Timberland is an alternative asset class with a proven record of dependable returns. It

possesses unique qualities that offer an inflation hedge for portfolios making it especially
attractive in today’s volatile economy.

Timber stumpage is a commodity whose price has historically tracked population growth and
GDP. Timberland offers owners the ability to hedge down markets by storing inventory on the
stump, all while it grows. Purchased conservatively, timberland offers great opportunities to
add diversified revenue streams to your portfolio.

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 education 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.

More information will be available soon at:

www.ugatimberlandinvestment.com

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

CEO NGATI POROU WHANUI FORESTS

Ngati Porou Forest is a special purpose company in New Zealand representing the owners of
land blocks that participate in the Ngati Porou joint ventures and forestry business pursuant to
management agreements. The CEO will report directly to the Board and will manage the
company’s land recruitment, land clearing, establishment, tending, maintenance and reporting
obligations. They will also provide leadership in building the company’s relationship with key
stakeholders and joint venture partnerships. The successful applicant will hold a tertiary
qualification in forestry or a related field. Sound computing skills and capability in using
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are necessary. Applications close on the 26 February
2010. For a Job Description or to send a CV and covering letter, please contact Tina Porou
at e-mail to t.porou@xtra.co.nz
REDD GIS BASELINE DEFORESTATION MODELER OPPORTUNITY IN LATIN AMERICA
Candidates are being sought for a GIS-based REDD baseline deforestation/forest carbon
modelling position to be based in Latin America. Demonstrated experience preferred with
several of the following: ArcGIS, Dinamica, Dyna-CLUES, ENVI, GEOMOD, IDRISI. Skills in
spatial statistical modelling, optical remote sensing of land cover, English, proficiency in
Spanish and/or Portuguese, and some awareness of REDD, VCS, CCBA, IPCC, CDM,
UNFCCC/AFOLU concepts are required. Experience with radar and lidar is desirable.
Master’s degree is expected, although suitable experience may substitute. Please send letter
and two-page CV with relevant publications, references, skills, availability, and salary
requirements to: Carbon Decisions International,
reddgisCVs@carbondecisions.com

WOODFLOW SCHEDULER
Hancock Forest Management, Central Area, wants to hire a a qualified individual to join the
Central Woodflow team in New Zealand. Based in Tokoroa and reporting to the Woodflow
Manager, the Woodflow Scheduler is responsible for coordinating the Sales and Operational
Plan (SOP), maintaining the crew schedule and liaising with the sales, harvesting and
distribution teams to ensure that customer commitments are met and forest value is
maximised. It is an exciting role and will keep you challenged. Closes 24 February. For more
details, contact:
nikkikilpin@futurebiz.co.nz

GRANTS OPTION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PACIFIC CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTS

Community-based Adaptation Activity Grants, International Climate Change Adaptation
Initiative. Location: Global. Closing Date: 26 February 2010. The Australian Government’s
International Climate Change Adaptation Initiative is sponsoring activities in community-based
adaptation in the Pacific region. Applications will be accepted from Australian and
international NGOs proposing work to scale up current successful community-based
adaptation activities, or to build adaptation components into existing community-based
activities. Applications will be considered in the range of AUD500,000–AUD1,000,000. For
details on selection criteria and how to submit proposals,
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/business/other_opps/iccai.cfm

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MEETINGS

ARGENTINA INTERNATIONAL SAWMILLING TECHNOLOGY FAIR

2-6 March 2010. FITECMA – International Sawmilling and Technology Fair, La Rural, Predio
Ferial de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
http://fitecma.com.ar

DUBAI WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS SHOW

13-15 April 2010. Dubai International Wood & Wood Products Show. Dubai Airport Expo.
The WoodShow is the leading specialized show in the Middle East covering the entire wood
industry supply chain including top manufacturers, suppliers, contractors and traders involved
in the wood industry.
http://www.dubaiwoodshow.com/home.php

AMAZON FAUNA MANAGEMENT CONGRESS

10-15 May - IX Congreso Internacional de Manejo de Fauna de la Amazonía y América
Latina (Ninth International Congress of Management of Fauna of the Amazon and Latin
America). Santa Cruz – Bolivia.
http://www.ixcimfauna-bol.museonoelkempff.org/

SENIORS HOUSING TO THE RESCUE

12 May 2010 – Trends in Over 50s Housing in South Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa.
The all day session will be presented by the research editor of www.seniorshousing.co.uk and
aims to promote the concept that seniors housing is a rich, growing and untapped market for
house building companies. To download the order form go to:
http://www.seniorshousing.co.uk/core/seminars/SAF-FD-Sem.pdf

REMSOFT INFORMATION SESSIONS DOWNUNDER

18 May and 25 May – Remsoft to host information session in Australia (Melbourne) and New
Zealand (Rotorua). For more details, go to:
http://www.remsoft.com/events.php?id=119

PARANÁ UNIVERSITY TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF FORESTRY COURSE

30 May 2010 – The Forest Engineering Course at Universidad Federal do Paraná in Brazil
will celebrate 50 years in existence. For more info, go to:
www.fupef.ufpr.br.

SOUTHEM HOODIE-HOO DAY

22 August 2010 - Southern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day - this is the day to go outdoors at
high noon and yell “Hoodie-Hoo” to chase winter and make ready for spring, only one month
away.
http://www.answers.com/topic/southern-hemisphere-hoodie-hoo-day

KIWI INNOVATORS CONNECTED TO COMMERCE

Entries for 2010 are now open for the annual Innovations Competition at the New Zealand
National Agricultural Fieldays. The competition encourages New Zealanders to get creative in
the rural sector, by producing new devices, developments and equipment which improve and
support farming practice. Inventors are all vying for the prestigious Golden Standard, the
supreme award in innovation worth $5,000. It is no wonder that every year the number and
standard of entries increases considerably. Entries are now open for the Innovations
Competition and will close on 7 May, 2010. The Fieldays will be held on 16-19 June 2010.

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

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

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