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World Cities Day: Raising awareness on the important role of urban forests
31/10/2023 - fao.org Forests are intrinsic to making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
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Press review Nature-based biopsychosocial resilience: An integrative theoretical framework for research on nature and health
sciencedirect.com - November 2023, Volume 181 Author links open overlay panel Mathew P. White a b, Terry Hartig c d, Leanne Martin b, Sabine Pahl e, Agnes E. van den Berg f, Nancy M. Wells g, Caroline Costongs h, Angel.M. Dzhambov i j, Lewis R. Elliott b, Alba Godfrey h, Arnulf Hartl k, Cecil Konijnendijk l, Jill S. Litt m n o, Rebecca Lovell b, Freddie Lymeus c d, Colm O'Driscoll p, Christina Pichler k, Sarai Pouso q, Nooshin Razani r, Laura Secco s…Matilda van den Bosch m n o https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108234Get rights and content Abstract Nature-based solutions including urban forests and wetlands can help communities cope better with climate change and other environmental stressors by enhancing social-ecological resilience.
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Ideology doesn’t make forests resilient
Published: 2/10/2023 - euforgen.org Ideological thinking involves following certain norms that someone else has developed, or worse, some group of people.
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Celebrating wood innovations during National Forest Products Week!
October 16, 2023 - stateforesters.org By Russell Bozeman, Mississippi State Forester and Chair of the National Association of State Foresters’ Forest Markets Committee In honor of National Forest Products Week, we’ve been celebrating the value of forest products and their contributions to society.
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Storm Agnes: Caution urged as first named storm of the season arrives
forestryjournal.co.uk – 26-09-2023 WINDS of up to 75 mph are set to batter parts of the UK this week with the arrival of the first named storm of the year.
Press review Scottish Forestry bosses speak out amid Aberdeenshire woodland protest
17th September 2023 - By Jack Haugh Deputy Editor - forestryjournal.co.uk FORESTRY bosses have moved to reassure angry locals that plans to transform disused farmland into a commercial woodland will be "carefully considered".
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New project examines how the expectations for forests can be met in more sustainable ways
by Siri Elise Dybdal, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research - phys.org – 28-08-2023 Forests plays many vital roles: They provide a natural habitat for animals, plants and other organisms.
Press review 75 per cent of trees in Glasgow 'could be infected with ash dieback'
25th August - forestryjournal.co.uk - By Sarah Hiley, LDR AROUND 75 per cent of ash trees in Glasgow could be infected with ash dieback - amid plans to cut down hundreds of them in the city.
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Managing bark beetle outbreaks in the 21st century
foresteurope.org – 24-08-2023 POLICY BRIEF Tomáš Hlásny | Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Science Julia Haas | FOREST EUROPE Liaison Unit Bonn Bark beetles and other biotic agents have devastated European forests with unexpected severity.
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Cool weather overnight helps Tenerife firefighters battle wildfire
Published on 20/08/2023 - euronews.com Heatwave conditions have raised temperatures to dangerous levels in northern Africa and Europe.
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The XV World Forestry Congress
22-06-2023 - Originally scheduled for 2021, the XV World Forestry Congress was to address many of the key challenges of the twenty-first century: climate change, biodiversity loss, desertification, water scarcity, malnutrition and hunger, to name a few.
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GFOI 2023 Plenary
Rome, Italy, 9-11 May 2023 Agenda, side events and exhibition booths schedules now available.
Press review Forest genetic resources
euforgen.org – 04-05-2023 Forests regenerate after disturbances and to colonise new areas.
News Woodland creation 'ignored' in government's green plans
By Jack Haugh Deputy Editor - forestryjournal.co.uk – 30-03-2023 A PROPOSAL to spend Ł20 billion on carbon capture technology while setting aside nothing new for woodland creation has been criticised by industry figures.
Press review Mass timber should "always start with forest health" says timber industry expert Arnie Didier
Ben Dreith | 8 March 2023 - dezeen.com Increasing use of mass timber in architecture is driving good forest management practices in the United States, says Forest Business Network co-founder Arnie Didier in this interview as part of our Timber Revolution series.
Press review Three arrested after fox killed in village garden
24 February 2023 - bbc.com Three men have been arrested after a group of dogs got into a private garden and killed a fox.
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Conservation: Wales beaver release survey launched
bbc.com – 23-02-2023 People across Wales are being asked for their views on the potential reintroduction of beavers in the wild.
News Forest carbon market in Vietnam: Legal framework, opportunities and challenges
cifor-icraf.org – 28-02-2023 - Publication year 2022 - Authors Pham, T.T.; Tăng Th?, K.H.; Nguy?n, C.C. This report aims to identify forest carbon potential, review relevant policies, and explore opportunities and challenges for Vietnam to develop and operate a forest carbon market.
