forester News
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Innovation in the spotlight at the 2019 PEFC Members Meeting
“Moving forward together” was not only the motto of our 2018 PEFC Forest Certification Week – our Members Meeting also saw innovative projects and promising ideas for the future. Taking place last week in Geneva, the Members Meeting was the chance for the whole PEFC alliance to meet up, discuss key issues and share experiences and new ideas. “It is great to see ...
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Ranking Member Stabenow Congratulates Secretary Kerry on Climate Appointment
Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement regarding President-elect Joe Biden’s appointment of former Secretary of State John Kerry to serve as the first Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. “Secretary Kerry is exceptionally qualified to serve as our nation’s first ...
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SGS Fforestry Monitoring Programme is awarded a five-year contract in DRC
SGS Forestry Monitoring Programme (GIS) is pleased to announce that, on January 20, 2010, it signed a five year contract with the Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism (MECNT) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to initiate implementation of an integrated forest control system to monitor and verify forest logging, timber chain-of-custody and forest product exports. DRC’s ...
By SGS
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New roadmap for boosting small-scale and family forest producers
Indigenous peoples, local communities and private smallholders own or manage a growing proportion of the world's forests and can play a significant role in tackling deforestation and reducing poverty - especially if they band together in producer organizations, say two new publications released today by FAO and a group of its partners. In many rural economies, the forest enterprises of families ...
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STIHL TIMBERSPORTS-Hud-Son Forest Equipment is proud to sponsor upstate New York native, Nathan Waterfield
STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® – The Original Extreme Sport – features the nation’s best lumberjack sports athletes. Competitors go head-to-head using razor sharp axes and high-powered chainsaws in six thrilling disciplines: the hot saw, single buck, springboard chop, standing block chop, stock saw and underhand chop. STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® started in 1985 at regional U.S. logging ...
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Third Valta for forestry use to Gunde Svan
Sweden’s most successful cross-country skier, four-time Olympic champion, and seven-time world champion Gunde Svan and his son Ferry visited today on Wednesday 16th November the Valtra tractor factory in Suolahti to look at the production of his own tractor. The brand-new metallic white Valtra N154 EcoPower Direct (155 hp) is the third in the series of Gunden’s Valtra, which is ...
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Interaction between water and forest – challenge to water policies and forest management
Incorporating results from forest hydrology studies in water policies can help avoid uncertainty and confusion caused by the current difficulties in transferring research findings to different countries and regions, varying forest types and species and diverse forest management regimes. In addition, institutional mechanisms to enhance synergies in forests and water administrations are needed at ...
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Guide for Business Drives Better Decisions on Forest Products
The World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today released the third edition of Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products to help businesses buy products from sustainably managed forests and improve forest management. The full guide resource kit is available online here or at www.SustainableForestProducts.org. With the third ...
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House passes bill to hasten timber projects in forests
The House passed a bill Thursday designed to improve the health of national forests by scaling back the environmental reviews that go into some timbering projects and discouraging lawsuits that delay projects. The goal is to speed up timber harvests and underbrush removal that the U.S. Forest Service deems necessary to improve the health of national forests, which are taking a hit from drought, ...
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Prosilva S3 - A new model and a new harvester class is born
Prosilva S3 opens a completely new harvester class. It is light weight, efficient, robust and sturdy. It is designed for thinning and forest energy wood harvesting. 6-cylinder engine with 1150 Nm torque provides you with a reserve also for demanding harvesting conditions. Ingenious hydraulics system with eco-mode saves you an extra drop of fuel at small diameter logging site. High performance ...
By ProSilva Oyj
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Hitachi Showcases New Foresters at DEMO International 2016
Anything and everything to do with forestry operations was found at DEMO International, one of North America’s largest and most distinctive outdoor equipment shows, held Sept. 22-24, 2016. The flagship event of the Canadian Woodlands Forum, DEMO International is held every four years in a different location. For the first time in 16 years, the show returned to Western Canada and was hosted ...
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Ranking Member Stabenow Applauds Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded the work of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance formed by the American Farm Bureau Federation, Environmental Defense Fund, FMI – The Food Industry Association, National Alliance of Forest Owners, National Association of State Departments of ...
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Sino-Forest Provides Update on the Status of its Accounts Receivable
Sino-Forest Corporation ("Sino-Forest" or the "Company") today provided a status update regarding its efforts to collect accounts receivable owing to subsidiaries of the Company. In support of the Company's March 30, 2012 application under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA"), Sino-Forest filed an affidavit (the "Initial Affidavit") that, among other things, described the two ...
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Easement exchange between UPM Blandin and Minnesota Power will restore 160 acres of forestland
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn., Aug. 8, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- UPM Blandin and Minnesota Power (MP) have agreed to an easement exchange that will re-establish 160 acres of forest land north of Taconite. MP is vacating an existing utility easement for No. 94 transmission line on Blandin forest land. In exchange, Blandin has granted MP a 130-acre utility easement on UPM land north of Nashwauk to establish ...
By UPM
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Stabenow, Braun Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Help Family Foresters Develop Climate Solutions, Access Economic Opportunity
Today, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, and Natural Resources, introduced the bipartisan Rural Forests Markets Act to help small-scale, family foresters access new economic opportunities through climate solutions like carbon ...
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TEP Seeks Information about Forest Biomass Generation Technologies, Opportunities
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is seeking information about forest biomass generation systems that could generate power for customers while improving the health of Arizona forests.On June 29, 2018, TEP issued a request for information (RFI) about technologies, costs, environmental benefits, construction requirements and interconnection requirements of forest biomass energy projects. Information ...
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The Rocky Mountain Forest Restoration & Bioenergy Summit Set to Begin Next Week in Denver
The Rocky Mountain Forest Restoration & Bioenergy Summit will take place April 16 in Denver, Colo. At this one-day, content-rich event, experts in forestry, bioenergy and public policy will outline the current condition of Rocky Mountain forests and detail how the health of these forests can be improved through collaborative efforts with bioenergy producers. Attendees will leave the summit ...
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Thank you, Owen, at Ledge Hill Farm in CT for sharing this wonderful video of the Hud-Son Forest Equipment Log Debarker in action!
Turn your chainsaw into a debarker, notcher or planer Easily mounts on any saw bar Uses .325 or 3/8” pitch chain to drive the drum that has two 3 ¼” planer blades Use to debark and notch logs Make notches or debark poles for barns, fences, bridges, landscaping, log home construction and more! Features ball-bearing construction for long life and durability Comes with ...
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Circular cutting chain does the job with less hassle
Bracke Forest promises lightning-fast roadside clearing, but behind that slogan lies new technology that makes stand thinning and clearing more efficient, which in turn can increase the availability of biofuel. The new silviculture and biomass head was exhibited at the World Bioenergy trade fair in Jönköping and is a hybrid between a traditional harvester head and a giant brush cutter. ...
By Elmia AB
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Promoting small-scale planting of trees in dryland areas
This policy brief, published by the research network NCCR North-South, argues for policies that promote planting trees in drylands on a small scale, because large-scale projects can negatively affect local ecosystems. International aid agencies and governments have been promoting large-scale planting for more than a century. But the practice is becoming increasingly controversial. Advocates say ...
By SciDev.Net
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