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SOUTHEM Online - Issue 254 – 7 November 2010

Hi and Hola - Welcome to this edition Southem Online.

The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited “down under”
recently as a part of her tour through Asia. For this part of the world, it was
quite a big deal actually, particularly New Zealand which has had a bit of an
awkward relationship with its American ally since banning visits by nuclear
warships. While in the New Zealand capital, Mrs Clinton and New Zealand
Prime Minister John Key signed the “Wellington Declaration”. Commentators
were quick to highlight it as a mostly “feel good” document, with the main
focus being on participation in military activities. However, a key sentence in
the declaration states “The partnership will also see us working together in
critical areas like meeting the challenges of climate change, the pursuit of
renewable energy initiatives, and disaster recovery initiatives within the
region.” Although the two countries are at opposite ends of the Kyoto
Protocol debate, behind the scenes a number of activities have been
underway on climate change. Subscribers can download a transcript of
Secretary Clinton and Prime Minister Key’s announcement.

Fire authorities in key southern hemisphere countries look to be making every

effort to be prepared for the looming summer season. Australia and Chile, in
particular, have beefed up their forest fire fighting capacities, as noted in our
headlines below. One area of uncertainty does remain – arson by disgruntled
or disenfranchised members of the community remains a problem. Lower
than usual new forest planting levels in Australia may have at least one
positive spin-off - less publicity promoting the expansion of eucalypts near
rural communities may lead to a reduction in the number of arson attacks.

Cheers and Saludos from Down Under

Mike Smith
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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)

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)

ARGENTINA AND AUSTRALIA COUNTRY REPORTS

Updates are now available of Southem Argentina and Australia Country
Reports. For more information, email info@southem.com

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AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS IN GIANT NASA BUSHFIRE STUDY

Scientists in the Australian island state of Tasmania will take part in a NASA
study of giant bushfires across three continents, ABC has reported. Professor
David Bowman, from the School of Plant Science at the University of
Tasmania, will lead Australia's involvement in the research, which will study
fire behaviour in south-eastern Australia, the Amazon in Brazil, and in western
United States. The news comes as southern hemisphere countries prepare
for the summer fire season.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1237&Itemid=5

FIRE AUTHORITIES PREPARING FOR SUMMER

Meanwhile, authorities in Australia have been gearing up for the coming fire
season. More than 100 members of brigades in the state of Victoria recently
participated in a joint group exercise during which a number of fire scenarios
were held.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1236&Itemid=5

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CHILE STEPS UP TECH TOOLS TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES

Meanwhile, in Chile, government agency Conaf and forestry companies have
taken initiatives to better combat summer fires. Six new generation
helicopters thermal sensor thermal cameras able to penetrate smoke or fog
are part of the new technologies with which Conaf and the forests companies
will combat forest fires which last year cost US$50 million.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1235&Itemid=5

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ARGENTINE WOOD AGENCIES WORK FOR A COMBINED FUTURE

Argentine wood industry agencies have signed an agreement to work close
together for the benefit of the whole value chain.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1234&Itemid=5
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URUGUAY LATIN AMERICA’S MOST PROSPEROUS COUNTRY

Uruguay has been positioned as Latin America’s most prosperous country in
the 2010 list of 110 of the world’s nations by the London analytical centre
Legatum Institute and its Legatum Prosperity Index.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1233&Itemid=5

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ARAUCO PANELES RECEIVES GO AHEAD FOR $110M PLANT

The board of the Chile’s Paneles Arauco S.A. has approved plans to build a
US$110 million medium density panel (MDP) plant. The “Teno MDP Panel
Mill” project will be located in the Teno commune, in the Curicó Province of
Chile’s Maule Region.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1232&Itemid=5

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COURT CLEARS FOR ARAUCO PIPELINE PROJECT

An overwhelming majority of judges in a Chilean Supreme Court decision
have determined that forestry group Arauco carried out sufficient consultation
to meet standards as laid down by the country’s environmental law in a
contentious project. The decisions involves Arauco’s building a pipeline from
a pulp mill at Valdivia to the coast and out into the sea to discharge treated
effluent.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1231&Itemid=5

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STRUGGLING TASSIE CONTRACTORS FACE WAIT FOR RESCUE AID

Struggling contractors in the Australian state of Tasmania could have to wait
several weeks before the Federal Government delivers a A$20 million forestry
rescue package, it’s been reported.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1230&Itemid=5

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NZ PLANNING NEW APPROACH FOR FOREST CARBON MEASURE

Consultation has opened in New Zealand on a proposed new approach for
owners of post-1989 forest to more accurately assess the carbon absorbed by
their trees. Under proposed regulations open for consultation today, everyone
with 100 hectares or more of post-1989, or “Kyoto” forest, in the Emissions
Trading Scheme or Permanent Forest Sink Initiative will be required to use
the measurement-based approach for determining the carbon stored in their
forests, and hence the carbon credits they can claim.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1229&Itemid=5

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SAPPI LAUNCHES ‘ECO-FRIENDLY’ GROCERY BAG

South Africa’s global paper group, Sappi, has joined with a leading grocery
retailer to launch what they are calling an eco-friendly alternative to plastic
shopping bags and spearheading a new direction in food packaging.
Launched initially as paper bags for delivery to online customers, the Pick n
Pay chain in South Africa has introduced the bags at a new flagship store
along with paper packaging throughout the store.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1228&Itemid=5

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REMSOFT COLLABORATIVE ANALYTICS ADOPTED IN FOUR

COUNTRIES
Less than a year after its release, Remsoft Collaborative Analytics is being put
through its paces by a diverse range of clients for a myriad of analyses in five
countries, including South Africa and Australia.
http://www.southem.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1227&Itemid=5

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SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE VIDEOS

CFA VICTORIA FIRE SEASON VIDEO

The Country Fire Authority in the fire-ravaged Australian state of Victoria has
released a video as part of its Pre-Season Update.
http://www.cfaconnect.net.au/news/2010-11-pre-season-update.html

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ARTICLES OF INTEREST:

FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LATAM CARBON

Wright, J.A., Dinicola, A., Gaitan, E. (2000). Latin American forest plantations:
Opportunities for carbon sequestration, economic development and financial
results. Journal of Forestry 98(9):20—23.
http://saf.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/saf/jof/2000/00000098/00000
009/art00003

RADIATA PINE GENETIC IMPROVEMENT AND WOOD PROPERTIES

Wood Properties and Genetic Improvement of Radiata Pine. Rowland D.
Burdon. NZ Journal of Forestry Pages: 22–27.
http://www.nzjf.org/abstract.php?volume_issue=j55_2&first_page=22

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SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE OPPORTUNITIES

CO-ORDINATOR FOR CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME

A co-ordinator is being sought for the Environmental Defence League
(LIDEMA) in La Paz, Bolivia. The co-ordinator will be tasked to run
programmes involving reducing the impact of climate change. For more info:
http://www.lidema.org.bo/

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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).

FINANCIING ARGENTINE FORESTRY

16 November 2010. Argentina Investment and Financing of the Forest Sector.
Palacio San Miguel, Buenos Aries, Argentina.
http://www.fao.org/forestry/trade/65882/es/

BIOENERGY ARGENTINA
17 November 2010. Bioenergy Seminar. Palacio San Miguel, Buenos Aries,
Argentina.
Sandra.Rivero@fao.org

MUNICIPAL CONSERVATION BOLIVIA

22 November 2010. Public Consultation on Environmental Matters by the
Federation of Municipal Associations in Bolivia together with Conservation
International.
http://www.fam.bo/

FORESTRY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC

Call for Abstracts: Forestry Education and Research for the Asia-Pacific.
ICRAF, Manila, The Philippines, 23–25 November 2010. 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

AFRICAN ECONOMIC FORUM

7-9 March 2011. 5 th Africa Economic Forum “the world’s premiere
Conference on Africa’s economic fugure’. Cape Town, South Africa.
http://www.petro21.com/events/?id=578

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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