The plan aims to expand domestic wood supply after softwood log imports fell from 12.2 million m3 in 2000 to 1.6 million m3 in 2025.
Terras florestais
The proposal would return decisions on inventoried roadless areas to local national forest managers under existing laws and planning rules.
Burned maritime pine could enter pallet, paper, plywood and fuel markets once forest access resumes.
The awards support tree inventories, management plans, planting, maintenance and invasive tree removal across 19 communities.
Projects in 44 states and Washington, D.C., will expand wood-processing capacity, use forest-management byproducts and reduce wildfire risks.
A full quarter of acquired operations and increased real-estate sales outweighed weaker Southern timber prices.
Higher lumber volumes and western log realizations helped counter transportation, fuel, freight and resin cost pressures.
Mill closures in the U.S. South reduce fiber demand, while data centers and retail land sales continue to create investment opportunities.
Daniels takes the permanent leadership role after serving as interim head of the wood products business since March 2026.
Projects cover wood exports, biocarbon, cellulose nanocrystals, engineered wood production, sawmilling and Indigenous forest management.
Greenhouse to enable controlled pollination for genetically improved birch seed, opening September 2026.
Andrew Leighton joins from FWPA with 20 years of senior executive experience across forest products and manufacturing sectors.
The projects include boreal forest regeneration, caribou habitat restoration, provincial park reforestation and Indigenous-led planting.
The new allowable annual cut remains above recent harvest levels in the Skeena region timber supply area.
Buyer search yields no viable option as falling demand and rising costs pressure operations.
Douglas-fir and western hemlock plantation near export facilities supports carbon project development.
An AI and quantum platform will be used to raise value from wood raw material, improve productivity in tissue converting lines and optimise wood sourcing.
Karlsson will join the group executive management team and will succeed Magnus Örnberg, who will remain with the company until early 2027.
National survey finds stable ownership patterns, with fewer owners harvesting timber, lower concern about wildfire and higher participation in property tax, conservation easement and green certification programs.
They propose indicative land‑use targets based on member states' own assessments and projections and say voluntary carbon removal rules must remain voluntary.