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Wild areas allow for nature recovery in the England’s forests

03 June 2024
With a little helping hand, Forestry England is letting nature transform more than 8,000 hectares of land in four of the nation’s forests. Taking a new approach to managing forest landscapes, the organisation is creating four wild areas where nature recovery will be at the forefront w
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Tracking trees from plantations to market

03 June 2024
On 14-16 May 2024 the SINTETIC Project annual meeting took place in Brașov (Romania) hosted by two project partners, the Transilvania University of Brașov and ASFOR. SINTETIC – single item identification for forest production, protection, and management – is the second largest p
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NZ scientist to share Cyclone Gabrielle research internationally

03 June 2024
Dr Murry Cave, Principal Scientist at Gisborne District Council, New Zealand will share his groundbreaking research on the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle and the role of Large Woody Debris (LWD) in Tairāwhiti. His findings will be presented at the 5th International Wood in World Rivers
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Wooden satellite due for take-off in September

31 May 2024
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry announced Tuesday the completion of LignoSat, the world’s first wooden artificial satellite. Source: The Japan Times LignoSat will launch from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida to the International Space Station in September, with deploym
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The challenges for forests in Asia

31 May 2024
Since 1850, global temperatures have been steadily rising. Human activities have significantly increased the emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, exacerbating the greenhouse effect and global warming. Source: PhysOrg Forests in Asia have faced numerous challenges from cl
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First Helsinki Forest Talk

31 May 2024
The first Helsinki Forest Talk took place in May, organised together with the German and French embassies in Helsinki. The Helsinki Forest Talks is a new series bringing together diplomats and scientists to focus on crucial issues related to forests. Source: Timberbiz The first event
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CIFOR study to lift emission reduction efforts

29 May 2024
Scientists at the Centre for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) have published a study that is set to lift the game in emissions reporting for high-carbon wetland ecosystems. Source: Timberbiz For countries’ emission-reduction efforts under the Paris
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Papuans seek to protect forests from palm oil plantations

29 May 2024
Campaigners are taking legal action to stop four palm oil companies from clearing vast tracts of forest for plantations. Indigenous activists from the Indonesian province of West Papua have held traditional ceremonies outside the country’s Supreme Court in Jakarta calling for their tr
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FSC alignment with EU regs on deforestation-free products

29 May 2024
When the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) came into force in June 2023, FSC accelerated several existing projects to align our sustainable forestry standards with the EUDR requirements and develop the required technology solutions to ease compliance for companies. S
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Mulchers for small and large vegetation

27 May 2024
Seppi’s Starsoil allows for work on forestry roads, construction sites, and forest paths, utilizing material deposited on the ground to create both temporary and permanent roads, achieving significant energy and cost savings. Source: Timberbiz With its new drive system, the Starsoil o
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