Foresters News
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Continental Forest in Spain Highlights the Drive to Sustainability
Continental, the Collaborating Urban Planning Authority of Ecopolígono Conservation Plataforma Central Iberum, Groupe CAT and URBAN CM have collaborated to plant the 500 trees and 1,500 shrubs that make up the Continental Forest The forest is located in the Central Iberian Peninsula and the collaboration highlights the sustainability values of Continental, reflected in the creation of ...
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Vaculug Incorporates Lignin in Tyre Compounds
Rubber products, including tyres, undergo aging processes accelerated by factors such as oxygen, light, and heat, leading to oxidation. Lignin is a renewable material, derived from certified eucalyptus forests that acts as a protective agent when added to the rubber compound. The use of Lignin extends tyre life by 10% by slowing the aging process. “This strategic shift towards renewable ...
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Greenhouse Watering System
Building Your Own Mini-Greenhouse Can Be A Fun And Educational Experience, As Well As A Rewarding One. Especially If You’re Good With Tools. If You Are Using A Greenhouse To Initiate Transplants Or Grow Plants To Maturity, The Greenhouse Should Be Located In An Area That Will Receive The Most Sunlight. It Should Also Be Located In A Well-Ventilated Area. Avoid Building Greenhouses In ...
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AF&PA Releases July 2023 Packaging Papers Monthly Report
WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the July 2023 Packaging Papers Monthly report. Total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in July remained essentially flat (+0.4%) compared to July 2022. They were down 3% when compared to the same 7 months of 2022. Shipments of the biggest subgrade in unbleached packaging papers ...
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AF&PA Releases July 2023 Printing-Writing Monthly Report
WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the July 2023 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 25% in July compared to July 2022. U.S. purchases of total printing-writing papers decreased 32% in July compared to the same month last year. Total printing-writing paper inventory ...
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AF&PA Releases Q2 2023 Boxboard Quarterly Report
WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the Q2 2023 Boxboard report. Total Boxboard production in Q2 decreased 11% compared to Q2 2022. The boxboard operating rate was 86.6%, down 7.6 points from Q2. Solid Bl. Plate, Dish & Tray–Domestic production decreased 6.4% compared to Q2 2022 and increased 0.7% for the year-to-date. Recycled ...
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Funding call open for establishing Climate-Smart Forestry pilots
The FORWARDS-project has launched a funding call to set up Climate-Smart Forestry (CSF) and forest restoration pilots across Europe. These pilots will serve as a basis for developing an evidence-based understanding of effective CSF and restoration management practices in supporting climate change mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity. Supported projects and activities should establish new ...
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Stay up to date over the summer with EFI`s July Mediterranean newsletter!
As the EFIMED team goes on summer holidays in August, we didn't want to leave without bringing you the last EFI Mediterranean Network news of the summer season! In this July issue, you will be introduced to the new National Geographic Society project that explores how land abandonment and other global changes are eroding the connection between local communities and traditional practices related ...
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AF&PA Releases June 2023 Printing-Writing Monthly Report
WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the June 2023 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 24% in June compared to June 2022. U.S. purchases of total printing-writing papers decreased 29% in June compared to the same month last year. Total printing-writing paper inventory ...
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CNH Industrial kicks off A Sustainable Year story series on World Environment Day
On World Environment Day, CNH Industrial announces the first in a series of stories to be featured in its latest A Sustainable Year publication. This annual magazine charts the Company’s major social and environmental activities as well as its strategic sustainability targets. It follows the publication of our latest Sustainability Report. The story follows CNH Industrial’s ...
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Chief Renewables Officer Appointed at Carlton Forest Group
Worksop-based Carlton Forest Group, the developer of the UK’s first continuous pyrolysis plant for end of life tyres has appointed Chris Brown as its Chief Renewables Officer.Chris Brown has joined the business as the pyrolysis plant and other pioneering projects continue to gather momentum within their relevant market sectors.“Brown has a fantastic range of skills ideally suited to ...
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Apprentice team building event
In June, we were sent out into the wild in 2 company cars. In convoy, we headed north to Walbeck Castle in Geldern. Once there, we found a lot to discover. Among other things, an adjacent forest filled with various facilities for teambuilding exercises. The rooms were settled and shortly afterwards the seminar of the Wicke Akademie began. Our seminar leader, Mr Linke, eased the tense ...
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Prestigious Award for Mark Pepper
Mark Pepper, CEO of Carlton Forest Group, has won The Sustainable Ambition Award as part of LDC’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme for 2022. Created by LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, and supported by The Times, The Top 50 celebrates the inspiring leaders behind some of the UK’s most successful and fast-growing medium-sized firms. Now in its fifth ...
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New Outdoor Break Area for LRE Employees and Ice Cream Truck
In May, the new outdoor break area opened at the LRE Medical site in Nördlingen. Here, a new space with real forest flair was created for employees, inviting them to relax and unwind during their breaks. The square also offers the opportunity for meetings and additional communication corners to allow new perspectives to emerge. At the opening, colleagues were able to relax and enjoy the new ...
By LRE Medical
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Former Chief Forester and leading Canadian forestry expert joins Drax
Diane Nicholls, a Canadian forester with over 25 years’ experience in forestry and sustainability will lead Drax’s North American biomass sustainability strategy. The former Chief Forester for British Columbia is joining the renewable energy company and will work with its teams to ensure the biomass it supplies meets the highest sustainability standards and expectations – ...
By Drax Group
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Katam launches the world’s first service for capturing tree trunk data using camera drones
A new service offered by Katam Technologies utilises autonomous drones to complement manual measurements of tree trunk diameter. With this new solution, forest owners and field personnel can avoid entering inaccessible, hilly, thorny, and even dangerous forests, such as tropical environments that are home to spiders and snakes. Traditionally, drones are used in forestry by flying above the tree ...
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Private forest owners in Sweden increase revenues with Katam
Göran Johansson, a private forest owner in Sweden, found in Katam a powerful tool to close more sales deals and increase his profits. He mentions that for every forest owner it is important to know exactly what they have; in this way, they will be able to give the wood buyers an accurate price. Watch his story ...
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Damaging Human Impact on the Land ‘Unsustainable’
A new UN report examining how land resources such as water, soil and biodiversity are being managed around the world has found that human activity is damaging and degrading the earth in an unsustainable way. The second edition of the Global Land Outlook – which has taken five years to compile – indicates that up to 40 per cent of terrain worldwide has already been devalued, ...
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Avirtech precision seed shooter drones accelerate reforestation
Reforestation has long been recognized as an essential strategy for creating a sustainable future and reducing carbon emissions. It is critical to maintaining biodiversity habitats and necessary for climate change mitigation and adaptation plans in the long term. One of the most popular and essential uses of reforestation is carbon credits, which are becoming increasingly crucial for businesses ...
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Developing a digital tool for forestry planning
Planning for continuous cover forestry takes longer because the transport roads must be planned extremely carefully. Otherwise, there is a risk of blockages in waterways or damage to the roots of the unfelled trees. Having the machines going into the forest several times quickly inflates the budget. Furthermore, many people think they will need to use smaller machines, but this is not the case. ...
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