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		<title>All eyes on Rouseff as Brazil Forest Code changes heard</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Environmental activists are hoping that the changes to the Brazil Forest Code will not go through the Brazilian parliament.
The code has attracted a huge amount of criticism from farmers and land  owners in Brazil, who claim that it is too heavy handed. However,  environmentalists claim that &#8211; should the code be relaxed &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Timber investors have a lot to consider</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in the Financial Times by Nyree Stewart has advised  those investing in timber to think about the risks and establish their  expectations at the correct point in order to get the best from the  asset class.
The article explains that investing in forestry has become more popular  in light [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hardwood prices increased in final quarter of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest Hardwood Wood Fibre Price Index, which is for the final three months of 2011, shows that hardwood prices rose by 5 per cent compared with the same quarter the year before.
The rise was the third highest ever recorded and shows that, despite some reports of falling wood prices, the overall trend is on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forestry finds backed in investment press</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don Miller of Money Morning has recently written an article pointing out the gains to be made through investing in timber stocks.
He writes that timber has outperformed equities and that returns have averaged some 14 per cent per year between 1987 and 2010. His argument is that timber investment offers a low-risk chance to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian government changes Victoria forestry industry legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A move by the Australian government to abolish the laws protecting forests in Victoria from logging have been welcomed by the forestry industry.
The government insists the focus will be on sustainability while the moves are intended to safeguard the long-term future of the industry in the region. It plans to do this by increasing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paper giant focuses further on sustainable Brazilian plantation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world’s largest paper and packaging firm, International Paper, is doing its bit for sustainable forestry.
It has announced the relaunch of its Copier Grade paper product in the coming few weeks, which will be accredited by the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC). The FSC certifies forests and forestry product firms if they adhere to a wide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Forestry Capital expands investment product</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global Forestry Capital has announced the expansion of its Global Forestry Growth Fund to allow even more people to invest in its specialized investment fund.
The fund will now be available to investors throughout Europe, South America and the UK. It intends to provide returns of 8-10 per cent on an annual basis, which is an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Timber fund reviewed by The Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report on the Phaunos Timber Fund in UK-based newspaper The Times has got us all talking. Analyst David Budworth can see both pros and cons for the timber fund, claiming forestry investment represents a good bet over the long term.
Examining the timber fund, Mr Budworth explains that the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) listed fund [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN says investment in forests is key to cutting carbon</title>
		<link>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2011/investment-in-forests/834</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment is the key to cutting deforestation, according to a report published by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) that has &#8211; not surprisingly &#8211; attracted much praise from the forestry industry
The report, published in early September, argues that through an investment totalling just 0.034 per cent of global GDP, the world’s forestry sector could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NGO criticises Global Forest Trade Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A cutting report by the NGO Global Witness, claims that the World Wide Fund’s Global Forest and Trade Network (WWF’s GFTN) is not strict enough and lacks transparency.
The GFTN was originally established 20 years ago to try to help create a global marketplace for sustainably produced timber and other forestry products. It has almost 300 [...]]]></description>
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