» New Method That Pinpoints Wood’s Origin May Curb Illegal Timber
09/04/24 04:01 from NYT > Forests and Forestry
The study could help identify wood from Russia, which has been banned by many countries because of the war.
» Global Forest Loss Remains High, Despite Recent Progress
08/04/24 13:59 from NYT > Forests and Forestry
Wildfires and agricultural expansion offset big gains in protecting tropical forests last year.
» As Wildfires Grow Fiercer, Some Companies Look to Rebuild the Tree Supply Chain
05/04/24 17:54 from NYT > Forests and Forestry
As forests succumb to ever-fiercer wildfires, the federal government and some adventurous private companies are trying to resuscitate an industry.
» 5-Star Bird Houses for Picky but Precious Guests: Nesting Swiftlets
02/04/24 09:01 from NYT > Forests and Forestry
To lure swiftlets, whose saliva-built nests fetch high prices in China, people in Borneo compete to build them the most luxurious accommodations: safe, clean, dark and with pools for bathing.
» Why Palm Oil Is Still a Big Problem
26/03/24 18:26 from NYT > Forests and Forestry
The ubiquitous ingredient contributes to the loss of tropical forests.
» What a Search for the Signs of Spring Reveals
25/03/24 10:58 from NYT > Forests and Forestry
A writer wonders whether the wild things around her are out of sync with the season.
» Utility-Caused Wildfires Are Becoming a National Problem
22/03/24 17:35 from NYT > Forests and Forestry
Climate change is raising the risk of blazes that are started by power lines and other utility equipment in many parts of the U.S. besides California.
» How Do You Build a Jungle?
22/03/24 09:01 from NYT > Forests and Forestry
In the cities of Brazil, a landscape architect creates abundant private gardens that rewild the terrain from which these metropolises grew.
» Why a Native American Nation Is Challenging the U.S. Over a 1794 Treaty
21/03/24 19:13 from NYT > Forests and Forestry
The Onondaga have asked an international commission to find that the United States violated a treaty guaranteeing the nation 2.5 million acres of land.
» Can Europe Save Forests Without Killing Jobs in Malaysia?
14/03/24 10:41 from NYT > Forests and Forestry
A new regulation aims to rid the palm oil supply chain of imports that come from former forestland. Southeast Asian countries say it threatens livelihoods.
» Guest Article: Forests: A Natural Solution to Climate Change, Crucial for a Sustainable Future
03/10/18 20:10 from GFIS News Feed in English
The UN-REDD Programme, a joint undertaking of FAO, UNDP and UN Environment to fight deforestation and forest degradation, was developed to advance the UNFCCC and to foster innovative and collaborative approaches to address the existentia...
» Keeping track of the forest
03/10/18 15:00 from GFIS News Feed in English
Forests are complex ecosystems, and they change over time. Contemporary sustainable forest management (SFM) requires the collection and analysis of timely, accurate, meaningful data to assist in understanding these systems, monitoring ch...
» A new paper co-authored by ITTO’s Steve Johnson examines the role of 11 intergovernmental criteria and indicator processes—including ITTO’s pioneering work—over the last 25 years. It concludes their impacts are significant and positive. Read the paper in
03/10/18 15:00 from GFIS News Feed in English
» Lilly Pilly fossils reveal snowless Snowy Mountains
03/10/18 14:27 from GFIS News Feed in English
Leaf fossils discovered high in Australia's Snowy Mountains have revealed a past history of warmer rainforest vegetation and a lack of snow, in contrast with the alpine vegetation and winter snow-covered slopes of today.
» A glimpse at Brazil reveals the big REDD problems that California’s Tropical Forest Standard fails to address
03/10/18 14:21 from GFIS News Feed in English
On 5 September 2018, the California Air Resources Board released a draft California Tropical Forest Standard. A 191-page Draft Environmental Analysis was released on 14 September 2018. A public meeting will take place on 15 November 2018...
» Refugees and the environment: the case of Arua
03/10/18 09:34 from GFIS News Feed in English
Saving lives happens in emergencies but also over the long term. Researchers are calling for sustainable environmental management to better support refugees and host communities alike Although very often safety comes first in the ...
» NGP 2018 Review
03/10/18 08:10 from GFIS News Feed in English
Plantations that follow NGP principles are part of the solution ? to restoring nature, to enabling sustainable development, and to combating climate change. This is a message we want to spread further, and we are excited this year to hol...
» Can Strengthening Women’s Influence in Land Use Decisions Lead to a Greater Adoption of Cocoa Agroforests?
03/10/18 07:58 from GFIS News Feed in English
Over the last two decades in Latin America, cultural norms and laws have become more inclusive of gender equity; women have taken more prominent roles in society and women’s legal rights have been strengthened. The post Can Strengthening...
» Metsa and Itochu join for innovative textile fibres research
03/10/18 04:39 from GFIS News Feed in English
Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring and Japanese Itochu Corporation have established a joint venture, which invests approximately EUR 40 million in building and operating a test plant, with the aim to demonstrate a new technolo...
» Teaching the teachers of architecture and engineering
03/10/18 04:38 from GFIS News Feed in English
Marking the beginning of a 5-year education plan for the East Anglia Timber Trade Association (EATTA), three key university lecturers from the Eastern region travelled to Sweden to update their knowledge of today’s timber production. Sou...
» Rovaniemi Action Plan (15 Jul 2014)
16/12/14 23:47 from Publications Feed
The Rovaniemi Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy adopted on 13 December 2013 in Finland describes how the forest sector in the UNECE region could lead the way towards the emerging green economy at the global level It pr...
» The Value of Forests Payments for Ecosystem Services in a Green Economy (15 May 2014)
16/12/14 23:47 from Publications Feed
Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) describes the situation where the user of an environmental service such as water purification pays the landowners who provide that service For PES to exist there must be a clearly defined user and su...
» Forest Products Annual Market Review 20122013 (29 Nov 2013)
16/12/14 23:47 from Publications Feed
ECETIMSP33 The Forest Products Annual Market Review 20122013 offers a comprehensive analysis of markets across the UNECE region including North America Europe the Russian Federation and the Central Asian republics as well as market influ...
» Forest and Economic Development (19 Mar 2013)
16/12/14 23:47 from Publications Feed
The study reviews the many ways in which forests contribute to economic development in the ECE region and analyses on the basis of recent ECEFAO studies the outlook and main challenges for the forest sector in the region wood energy sust...
» Lviv Forum (19 Mar 2013)
16/12/14 23:47 from Publications Feed
The Lviv Forum on Forests in a green economy for countries in Eastern Europe Northern and central Asia a country led initiative in support of the UN Forum on Forests reviewed experience and explored opportunities to enable the forest sec...
» Committee Forecast 2014 (01 Jan 2013)
16/12/14 23:47 from Publications Feed
Published October 2013 ECETIMDP61 Following the annual Market Discussions of the Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (former Timber Committee) about the current and next years forest products markets the Committee issues a state...
» Forest Products Annual Market Review 20112012 (02 Oct 2012)
16/12/14 23:47 from Publications Feed
ECETIMSP30 The UNECEFAO Forest Products Annual Market Review 20112012 provides general and statistical information on forest products markets and related policies in the UN Economic Commission for Europe region (Europe North America and ...
» Competitiveness ( 02 Dec 2014)
16/12/14 23:47 from Publications Feed
ECETIMDP62 As a contribution to the second European Forest Sector Outlook Study (EFSOS II) this study analysis the historic and future competitiveness of the European forest sector using the constant market share (CMS) methodology The an...
» Committee Forecast 2015 (01 Dec 2014)
16/12/14 23:47 from Publications Feed
Published December 2014 ECETIMDP63 Following the annual Market Discussions of the Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (former Timber Committee) about the current and next years forest products markets the Committee issues a stat...
» Forest Products Annual Market Review 20132014 (25 Nov 2014)
16/12/14 23:47 from Publications Feed
ECETIMSP36 the Forest Products Annual Market Review 20132014 provides a comprehensive analysis of markets in the UNECE region and reports on the main market influences outside the UNECE region It covers the range of products from the for...