The November issue of Connect is out now, featuring the Bioeconomy Science Institute’s latest forestry news.

We celebrate our staff who were recognised at last month’s Forest Growers Research awards, share the story of our collaboration with AgriSea, which led to the recent opening of the world’s first commercial seaweed nanocellulose biorefinery, and we highlight our wood fibre dice technology that’s being used to make lighter, more sustainable plastics.

Tom Carlin and Ilze Pretorius talk to RNZ and Yahoo, respectively, about wilding pines and how we're protecting New Zealand from pest incursions. We also profile Richard Parker, a human factors scientist working in our rural fire research team.

Plus readers can also check out the latest two episodes of our Branching Out podcast, focusing on native forest establishment in New Zealand and native planting methods and silvicultural experiences.

If you want to talk to any Bioeconomy Science Institute forestry experts about the stories in this newsletter, or are interested in partnering with us on research, please contact enquiries@scionresearch.com.