timber production Articles
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Best Practice Implementation of the European Timber Regulations Due Diligence Requirements
The EUTR requires the establishment of a due diligence system by organizations involved in the placement of timber/timber products on the EU market. The SGS 'Best Practice Implementation of the European Timber Regulations Due Diligence Requirements' guidebook helps you set-up your due diligence system and ensure compliance with the EUTR. Download a complimentary copy ...
By SGS
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Legally REDD: Building readiness for REDD by supporting developing countries in the fight against illegal logging
If reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) is to work effectively, developing countries will need support to build the capacities required for enforcing their own laws and regulations. At present, timber production that violates the developing country’s own laws both acts as a barrier to REDD and costs these countries billions of dollars per year. This paper examines ...
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Incorporating water production into forest management planning: a case study in Yalnizcam planning unit
Currently, because of water scarcity created by global climate change, integrating of water values provided from forest ecosystem into forest management planning has become great important. This research integrated water values into forest management planning and explained their effects on forest dynamics. Model outputs as Net Present Value (NPV) and amounts of timber and water were used as ...
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Joint production of timber and water: a case study
The integration of water production values for forest ecosystems into forest management models has become increasingly important in sustainable forest management in recent years because forests play a vital role in the quantity and quality of surface and ground water resources. The main objective of this work was to develop a multiple use forest management planning model, focusing on the economic ...
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The economic downturn. Is environmental resource conservation still possible?
The recent world wide economic crisis has drastically refocused our priorities. Many of us have seen our retirement portfolios dwindle and real estate values plummet, while federal, state and local governments are scrambling for funding as budgets disappear. Even obtaining financing for all but the essentials has become more difficult. Advisors caution U.S. President-elect Barak Obama that ...
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Community forestry initiatives in Southeast Asia: a review of ecological impacts
Studies in South and Southeast Asia were reviewed to understand the impact of community forestry initiatives in recent times on the ecology, with respect to species richness, biomass enhancement and forest regeneration. The findings from diverse ecological regions of South and Southeast Asia have demonstrated that community forestry has resulted in significant increase in plant diversity and ...
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Current use valuation programs: property tax incentives for preserving local benefits of forests
Summary This paper explores current use valuation programs as one tool for conserving and fostering sustainable management of southern U.S. forests under private ownership. The brief identifies key constraints on existing programs and suggests measures that could be implemented to enhance program effectiveness. As a result of rising property taxes on lands under development pressure, ...
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Biochar for tree health, with over 40 years of experience with timber we know our trees!
Our family have been working local Welsh Woodlands for over 40 years. It all began in 1979, falling Dutch Elm diseased trees supplying local sawmills for a price of £7 per tonne delivered. From then, we built a sawmill and began to cut and provide timber products, with the installation of our first Biomass fuelled boiler in the late '80s for kiln ...
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The role of non-timber forest products in the rural economy and their quantitative assessment in the Aravali mountain range of India
Rajasthan, the largest state in India, has about 5% of the Indian population, but supports the highest cattle and livestock population. The pressure on the state's forests for the collection of fuel wood, fodder and other Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) is, therefore, very severe. A study was undertaken during 2006?2008 to assess the quantum of availability of NTFPs in the three largest forest ...
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Timber formwork is not sustainable
Human societies around the world have used timber as a building material for thousands of years. As wood is the only significant biological building material we are naturally inclined to believe that using wood in construction is good for the environment. As a matter of fact the environmental benefits of using timber are not straightforward: although it is a natural product, a large amount of ...
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What Type Of Wood Can Be Made Use Of In a Timber Pellet Equipment?
When it comes to operating a timber pellet maker, the kind of wood made use of in the process can dramatically influence the quality of the end product. Picking the right timber for your wood pellet machine is important to make certain performance and also high-grade pellets. In this short article, we will certainly discover various kinds of wood that can be utilized in a ...
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The wealth of forests
The day I first set foot in a tropical rainforest, in Malaysia in the early 1980s, I experienced something profound. From the echoes of gibbons calling from the canopy in the early morning mist to the iridescent flash of a bird in a beam of sunlight, rainforests are a sensory delight as well as a marvel to anyone’s scientific curiosity. As I subsequently watched these forests dwindle and, ...
By SciDev.Net
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Community involvement with forest management can boost biodiversity
Forests can act as carbon sinks and help counteract climate change. A study of forestry practices in India shows that involving local communities in conservation efforts can boost the biodiversity and stability of forest ecosystems. Community-based forest management policies may therefore represent valid carbon mitigation strategies. The EU aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by more than ...
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Indigenous biodiversity `crucial` to forest futures
Forestry experts are calling for an increase in the use of native tree species in reforestation projects, arguing that they are better for biodiversity and can slow the pace of global warming. The recommendation appears in a report published by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) that was presented during the UN climate change conference in Doha, Qatar, earlier this ...
By SciDev.Net
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Impregnation plant for Chinese company - Case Study
An second impregnation plant was sent to China, after the first delivered and installed in ...
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LOSP impregnation plant in China - Case Study
We have delivered with satisfaction the first LOSP impregnation treatment plant for a large company in ...
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Forests at work: A new model for local land protection
To date, traditional public land acquisition programs have played a relatively small role in the conservation and sustainable management of southern U.S. forests. The South trails behind other U.S. regions in both the percent of the land base and the acres per capita conserved in parks, wildlife refuges, wilderness, and other protective categories. Working forests offer a new model for scaling ...
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3 Signs of progress in curbing the illegal wood trade
The global market for wood and other forest products is changing quickly. The industry has long struggled to address the problem of illegal logging, which damages diverse and valuable forests and creates economic losses of up to $10 billion a year. In some wood-producing countries, illegal logging accounts for 50-90 percent of total production. But recent developments indicate that we may be ...
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Forests at work: A new model for local land protection
To date, traditional public land acquisition programs have played a relatively small role in the conservation and sustainable management of southern U.S. forests. The South trails behind other U.S. regions in both the percent of the land base and the acres per capita conserved in parks, wildlife refuges, wilderness, and other protective categories. Working forests offer a new model for scaling ...
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Protecting and promoting traditional foods one woman at a time
Women and food-centric interventions through the NATURE+ Initiative aim to increase the resilience of rural women. This years’ International Day of Rural Women puts a spotlight on, “Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All.” The CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions (NATURE+) aims to re-imagine, co-create and implement nature-positive, solutions-based agri-food systems ...
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