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Confédération Européenne des Propriétaires Forestiers Confederation of European Forest Owners Zentralverband der Europäischen Waldbesitzer Brussels, August 24th 2006 Invitation to the rural development working conference on September 21st /22nd 2006 in Budapest
News Representatives of family forest owner organisations gathered to the annual meeting of the International Family Forestry Alliance (IFFA) on September 8th in Helsinki, Finland. They decided to formalize their global co-operation and accepted by-laws for the alliance. The decision strengthens the co-operation which started as an informal network in 2002. The founding members of the new organization come from 20 countries and three continents.
News Key role for developing countries in fighting greenhouse gas emissions Rome – Most people assume that global warming is caused by burning oil and gas. But in fact between 25 and 30 percent of the greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere each year – 1.6 billion tonnes – is caused by deforestation.
News PRINCE GEORGE – A community forest agreement to be issued by the Province will help the City of Prince George better manage the impacts of the mountain pine beetle and the risk of interface fire, Forests and Range Minister Rich Coleman announced today.
News Tshwane – The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry is to highlight the importance of trees and their key role towards sustaining livelihoods, as the Department observes this year's Arbor Week from 1-7 September. Minister Lindiwe Hendricks, will officially launch the campaign under the theme "Plant a Tree, Grow our Future" at the Johannesburg Zoo, Friday.
News Skills Shortage Audit The forest and forest products industry is confronting significant challenges in terms of finding an adequate number of potential employees with the skills required to meet the industry's expanding and changing needs.
News After customs duties on ethanol were introduced this year a great number of production plants are planned all over . Within two years production in may increase by more than 500 %. Swedish production of ethanol will amount to approximately 70 000 m³ in 2006. However, that market is changing quickly and within two years Swedish production may amount to 450 000 m³, i.e. an increase of 540 %. And that is only the beginning. The forecast is that even more factories will be built in coming years. Many different enterprises are involved in various projects all over the country.
News For the first time in many years there are now some reasons for optimism in Danish forestry. Mr Niels Reventlow, Chairman of the Danish Forest Association, points to three main reasons for the new favourable prospects.
If the destruction of tropical rain forests causes global warming and if planting trees in Canada is a good strategy to control greenhouse gas concentrations, then how can using wood for home heating be justified? Good question. The answer lies in the natural cycle of growth, maturity, decay and re-growth of trees and forests. A healthy forest is not a museum, but a living community of plants and animals.
News A year long controversy in Denmark now seems to be settled when forest owners, farmers and environment conservation groups have reached an agreement. For centuries forest owners and farmers have released birds, for example pheasants, ducks and partridge, in the nature for hunting purposes. However, in recent times certain organizations and politicians have argued in favour of stopping such activities.
News BRITISH soldiers tackling illegal logging in the Balkans are claiming success following a training programme held in Mid Wales, involving BSW Timber. The second Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, the Green Howards, is leading a six-month operation against illegal logging in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and they prepared for the campaign by taking part in a three-day training exercise in Radnorshire.
News The aggregate order book for Swedish manufacturers of wooden houses during the first six months of 2006 increased by 16 % in comparison with the same period in 2005. This is the conclusion of an enquiry made among wooden house manufacturers.
News Sara Goudarzi Higher atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, predicted to adversely affect the environment and humans, may help one species in time of need: the loblolly pine. In an experiment where carbon dioxide levels were elevated to those predicted for 2050, one and a half times today's levels, scientists found that these trees were able to withstand ice storms much better than those growing under current carbon dioxide levels.
News Trees considered deciduous or hardwoods tend to burn hotter and longer than trees considered to be evergreen or softwood (there are some exceptions). Wood also tends to burn hotter when dried. Wood heat value is measured in BTUs or British Thermal Units. The higher the value, the more heat you get per unit of wood.
News By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN - A century after they were wiped out by hunters and a burgeoning population, wolves have returned to parts of eastern Germany as factories close down, businesses fail and people move out. A few dozen wolves have formed a beachhead in Germany's Brandenburg state just west of the border with Poland and enjoy special protection from authorities delighted by the return of the shy animals so deeply entrenched in German folklore.
News Just prior to Pellets 2006 and taking place for the sixth time, is the Industry Forum Pellets on 10th and 11th October 2006. A series of presentations will provide industry representatives attending the conference with in-depth information about the latest developments in the growing wood pellet market. In recent years the wood energy industy forum has developed into a critical meeting point for the pellets industry. A total of 250 participants from industy, research and politics are expected to attend.
News Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reports that President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a phone conversation with President of Finland Tarja Halonen to discuss the issue of forest fires, presenting a transnational threat. The two presidents agreed on the need for cooperation and further discussion of the situation in September this year. In so far, the Finnish government has sent personnel and equipment to Murmansk to help combat forest fires there. Other Russian regions refused to accept Finnish government help.
Dear Forests-L Readers, Carbon Fix e. V is a small and innovative German NGO which maintains informed to its members on carbon sink forestry projects. We are currently analyzing the legal aspects on carbon neutral products. Therefore we want to find out for our members if they could call their products CO2 neutral by planting trees which absorb the carbon within the life-cycle.
News PARIS - A Slovenian brown bear, one of five released in the French Pyrenees earlier this year, has been found dead at the foot of a cliff after an apparent accident, authorities said on Sunday. The animals were let loose under a pan-European programme designed to help species in danger of extinction. The dead bear, named Palouma, was the first of the group to be released in the mountain range stradding the border between France and Spain.
News FOREST SERVICE PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION FOR RURAL AMERICA WASHINGTON, - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service today announced a new publication which highlights the importance of open space, explores how growth trends in rural America are changing our forests, and offers ideas for balancing growth and conservation. "Cooperating Across Boundaries: Partnerships to Conserve Open Space in Rural America" was developed by a team of Forest Service researchers and highlights key findings from numerous research studies.
News Latin America and the Caribbean to use more wood from planted forests High deforestation rates expected to persist More than 60 percent of the sustainable wood supply in Latin America and the Caribbean will come from planted forests by the year 2020, leaving more natural forests untouched, FAO said today.
Dear colleagues, The Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, KVL (http://www.sl.kvl.dk/?lang=en&), in collaboration with the European Urban Forestry Research and Information Centre (EUFORIC, www.sl.kvl.dk/euforic) will organise an international course on ‘Communication in Urbanised Forestry and Green-space Management’. This course will take place in Noedebo north of Copenhagen, during November 27 – December 1, 2006.
News Forest machines without any driver may reduce felling costs and fuel consumption in forestry. The first system tested by, the Swedish forest research institute, is competitive already at the prototype stage. Researchers consider it to be a technical breakthrough.
News The draft of the new Forest Code has finally been revealed to the public, after the State Duma discussed changes on July 8. According to NGO experts, the new draft has very few amendments from the first draft adopted by the Duma 18 months ago. On the contrary, the new version has more contradictions and ambiguities that allow for many interpretations, which may create a favorable environment for corruption.
