Press review Hard times for hardwoods
By Susan Johnson For Daily Mail WV - Mar 27, 2020 - www.wvgazettemail.com “We are a forgotten industry,” lamented William Bess.
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News Preparing for Distance Learning (uni-sopron.hu/ForestPress)
An interview with Rector Prof. Dr. András Náhlik –16 March 2020 At the University of Sopron, preparations are underway during the early spring break due to the epidemic emergency in order to make the transition to online distance education from next week as smooth as possible.
Press review Climate change: Will planting millions of trees really save the planet?
By David Shukman Science editor - 14 March 2020 - bbc.com From Greta Thunberg to Donald Trump and airlines to oil companies, everyone is suddenly going crazy for trees.
News CEF met in Budapest (ForestPress)
March 9, 2020 - The annual meeting of the leaders of the Council of European Foresters was held on March 5-6, Budapest.
Press review 528 trees planted along a Suffolk River
Published 5 March 2020 - gov.uk Environment Agency officers have helped plant more than 500 new trees along the River Gipping to help restore it.
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New report reveals Scotland has more native woodland than was thought
forestry.gov.scot – 5-03-2020 Rural Economy and Tourism Secretary, Fergus Ewing, has welcomed a new report that shows that Scotland has more native woodland than previously reported.
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Dogs can sense weak thermal radiation
nature.com - Anna Bálint, Attila Andics, Márta Gácsi, Anna Gábor, Kálmán Czeibert, Chelsey M. Luce, Ádám Miklósi & Ronald H. H. Kröger Abstract
Press review Fir's fair: UK must embrace conifers in climate fight, says forestry chief
Photograph: Jim Wileman/The Guardian Patrick Barkham - theguardian.com - 26 Feb 2020 Non-native species must be part of the mix if the UK is to meet its tree-planting targets, says outgoing Forestry Commission head Sir Harry Studholme
Press review Red squirrels sniff out danger better than greys
26 February 2020 - bbc.com A native predator of the red squirrel appears to be an unlikely ally in its battle with the grey squirrel.
Research Why Silicon Valley is taking a big interest in trees
Ben Soltoff - February 24, 2020 - greenbiz.com From the set of investors in Pachama’s $4.1 million seed round, which closed earlier this year, you wouldn’t think it’s a company that specializes in analyzing forests.
Research The Economic Value of Carbon Sequestration by our Nation’s Forests
fs.fed.us – 22-02-2020 Forests in the United States sequester 5 to 10 percent of the Nation’s carbon emissions each year.
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Coyote captured
2020. febr. 18. – ABC News Home surveillance video captured a coyote who snatched a dog named Brodie from a yard in Massachusetts.
Press review Concerned loggers take forestry rally to B.C. Legislature Social Sharing
Workers say they want to draw attention to struggling industry on budget day CBC News · Posted: Feb 18, 2020
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Farmers fear tree planting ambitions will lead to rural 'depopulation'
February 2020 - Patrick Sawer, Senior News Reporter - telegraph.co.uk Farmers have warned that plans to plant millions of trees as part of the fight against climate change threaten their livelihood and the future of rural communities.
Press review Most of 11m trees planted in Turkish project 'may be dead'
Sami Kent in Istanbul - 30 Jan 2020 1 - theguardian.com Agriculture and forestry union says up to 90% of saplings they have looked at so far have died
Press room International Conference on Forests for Biodiversity and Climate
Tuesday 4 - Wednesday 5 February, 2020; Brussels, Belgium; Charlemagne building Forests cover approximately 30% of the Earth’s land area, host 80% of its biodiversity; support the livelihoods of around a quarter of the world’s population.
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Trump pledges to help plant 1 trillion trees
by Josh Siegel - January 21, 2020 -washingtonexaminer.com President Trump announced the United States will join a 1 trillion trees initiative launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
