Press review Bear dens and ancient trees face onslaught of logging in Poland
An ambitious forest management plan in the country’s Carpathian mountains is bringing state foresters ever closer to the dens of brown bears, a protected species
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Press review Seasonal migration in the forest sector: what and how much do we know?
By Santiago Alarcón - foresteurope.org - 09th Nov 2022 Seasonal migration is one of the different forms of human migration that exist.
News INAUGURAL WOMEN'S FOREST CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS A MAJOR MILESTONE ON THE JOURNEY TO UNIVERSAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN THE FOREST SECTOR
News provided by Women’s Forest Congress Oct 26, 2022, MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 500 participants, in-person and virtually, from 38 U.S. states, three Canadian provinces, and eight additional nations attended the inaugural Women's Forest Congress (WFC) in Minneapolis, October 17-20. Attendees used their diverse and collective expertise to develop strategies and solutions and propose resolutions to address today's and tomorrow's most pressing challenges for forests and women. "This is the first time I've been in a room with so many women connected to forestry. The Women's Forest Congress was by far one of the absolute best professional events I've ever attended; it brought everybody together and will help change where we go as a profession," said Ebonie Alexander, Executive Director, Black Family Land Trust and WFC Advisory Council Member. Congress themes drive engagement The themes addressed at the Congress included leadership for equity and inclusion; workforce opportunities for increasing recruitment, retention, and advancement; women as catalysts for change; addressing today's greatest forest challenges, and supporting each other. "The world is relying on
News FOREST EUROPE High-Level Policy Talks in Bonn
On 30 August 2022, FOREST EUROPE organised High-Level Talks on “Sustainable Forest Management: unlocking forest biodiversity’s potential” in Bonn, Germany.
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Support from European Parliament to sustainable forest management and those implementing it
13 September 2022 – European Parliament adopted its report on the EU Forest Strategy for 2030 (Rapporteur MEP Ulrike Müller) which echoes several important views and concerns expressed by European forest owners and by Member States1.
News National Forest Week Canada’s
September 18-24, 2022 Canada’s Forests: Solutions for a Changing Climate
Press review Timber cities ‘could cut 100bn tons of CO2 emissions by 2100’
theguardian.com - Arthur Neslen - Tue 30 Aug 2022 Environmentalists say replacing natural forests with wood plantations to realise shift in construction practices is ‘bonkers’
Research Asian longhorned beetle has broad climate adaptability and invasion potential
www.fs.usda.gov – 12-08-2022 The Asian longhorned beetle has flexibility in its life history, putting it in a good position to successfully invade a broad range of locations and climate conditions.
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Inflation Reduction Act puts our oldest climate-fighting technology to work
by Jad Daley, opinion contributor - 08/08/22 6:30 PM ET - thehill.com The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill The Senate’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the most comprehensive climate legislation in U.S. history, puts our nation on track to fight climate change from every angle.
Press review Tips for Tree Care and Storms: Before, During and After (stihlusa.com)
By Mark Chisholm, certified arborist and Team STIHL member. - 29-07-2022 As a third-generation arborist and three-time world tree-climbing champion, I've learned firsthand that trees are much more vulnerable than we assume.
Press review UGA: Burning woody biomass in power plants could reduce carbon
By Ian Bennett, University of Georgia | July 22, 2022 According to a new study by researchers in the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, replacing coal in Georgia’s power plants with woody biomass could not only meet Georgia’s power needs, but reduce carbon emissions.
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Transforming lives and landscapes with trees
icraf.org – 22-07-2022 5th World Congress on Agroforestry - Transitioning to a viable world 17- 20 July 2022 QUÉBEC CITY, CANADA, AND ONLINE
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Oil palm agroforestry in Brazil dispels myths about monocultures
Julie Mollins - cifor.org - Monday, 21 Mar 2022 Interview with Andrew Miccolis on International Day of Forests
News Member States improve the implementability of the legislative proposal on halting deforestation and forest degradation
Brussels, 29 June 2022 – Yesterday, the Member States adopted their position on the EU's Deforestation and Forest Degradation Regulation during the meeting of the ENVI Council.
News EU Restoration Law must be an opportunity to support the health and resilience of EU forests without hindering their sustainable management
Even though certain aspects of the proposal still remain unclear and should be better formulated in the upcoming period, the European State Forest Association (EUSTAFOR) generally welcomes the efforts of the European Commission to contribute to the continuous, long-term, and sustained recovery of biodiverse and resilient nature across the EU by restoring ecosystems.
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Confor accuses UK Government of "total policy failure" on tree planting
16 June 2022 - confor.org.uk The UK Government has been accused of "a total economic and environmental policy failure" after new tree planting figures showed it is still not even halfway to hitting the target it set in December 2019.
Press review The reality on old growth
Old growth forest in the Fairy Creek area near Port Renfrew. JONATHAN HAYWARD, THE CANADIAN PRESS cleartheroad.ca – 15-06-2022 - By: Alice Palmer Comment: Old growth forests do not need an elegy — or a hunger strike A commentary by an independent forests researcher based in Richmond, first published in the The Times Colonist (Apr 20, 2022 3:01 AM). The headline on the Fairy Creek protest website blares, “Only 2.7% of B.C.’s original productive old growth forests remain standing.” Readers are implored to volunteer, donate and “join the movement.” As a B.C. resident, I am alarmed that people — maybe even you, if you are reading this article — are being encouraged to glue themselves to highways and stage hunger strikes over what is essentially a tall tale. The supposed “fact” that less than three per cent of B.C.’s productive old growth remains standing, and the implicit suggestion that we’re about to lose that too, are both patently untrue. There is actually much more old growth left, and the majority of it is protected from logging. What is old growth? Old growth forests are defined by the province as being older than 250 years old on the coast or wet area of the Interior, and 140 y
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Elmia Wood 2022
02-06-2022 - Bratteborg - Jönköping The forestry fair has opened and had a fantastic first day
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Glyphosate: no change proposed to hazard classification
ECHA's Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) agrees to keep glyphosate’s current classification as causing serious eye damage and being toxic to aquatic life. Based on a wide-ranging review of scientific evidence, the committee again concludes that classifying glyphosate as a carcinogen is not justified.
Press review Smoke-Ready Communities Research to Prepare for Wildfires
www.epa.gov – 19-05-2022 When smoky conditions from wildfires last for days, weeks or months, communities have begun to seek advice on how to develop formal plans to reduce the public health threat.
Press review Five reasons why timber is so expensive right now
May 10, 2022 – vastern.co.uk Five reasons why timber is so expensive right now
Press review Pressure increasing on fragile forests - Stuart Goodall
I have written before about the huge reliance the UK has on imported timber – after China, it is the second largest net importer of wood products in the world.
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The North American Carbon Dioxide Utilization Summit (ForestPress)
Carbon Capture and Storage will play a significant role in supporting the traditionally emissions-heavy oil and gas sector advance towards net-zero.
