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Government issues Partnership Pack: preparing for a ‘no deal’ EU Exit
The Government has issued a guide to customs procedures in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit. The guide explains: how trade, processes and regulations at the UK border will change after 29 March 2019 what traders and other businesses operating at the UK border will need to do from 29 March 2019. Over time, it will evolve to cover a wider range of topics, including: agrifood ...
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Sweden’s biggest forest owner seeks partners in Europe
Sveaskog owns 3.3 million hectares of productive forest land and is thereby Sweden’s biggest forest owner. By taking part in World Bioenergy 2010 the company hopes to make international business contacts in the biofuel sector. “For a while now we’ve noticed great interest from European energy companies who want to use more forest raw materials in their heating and power ...
By Elmia AB
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R. Baker & Son Listed in Directory of building deconstruction companies
R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services (R. Baker & Son), a global dismantlement, rigging, decommissioning and building demolition contractor, is proud to be listed in the Directory of Wood-Framed Building Deconstruction and Reused Building Materials Companies by the USDA Forest Products Laboratory.This directory lists companies involved in wood-framed building deconstruction and ...
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FAO urges policy-makers to strengthen forest producer organizations
Strengthening forest producer organizations should contribute significantly to reducing poverty, improving livelihoods and enhancing economic development of smallholder forest owners and farmers, FAO said today at the International Conference on Forest Producer Organizations, taking place in Guilin, China, 25-28 November 2013. Being part of a producer organization can give individual forest ...
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Preserving biodiversity in European forests
At present, to safeguard biodiversity around a quarter of Europe’s forests is not harvested. Between 2000 and 2005, protected forest areas were increased by almost 40 per cent in area. In addition, farmers have converted significant areas of agricultural land to forests. However, this can sometimes have negative effects: intensification measures such as peat land drainage, fertilisation, genetic ...
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Forest leaders agree on principles for sustainable forestry
International efforts to combat climate change received a boost recently with consensus amongst a diverse group of global forest leaders on a new set of principles dealing with sustainable forestry. A two-day meeting in Washington, organized by The Forests Dialogue (TFD) in conjunction with the World Bank, covered a wide range of issues. These included how to deal with the drivers of ...
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ASTM E2579 - 11 Standard practice for specimen preparation and mounting of wood products to assess surface burning characteristics
Significance and Use Solid board, lumber and timber products (including solid boards, lumber, timber, fingerjoined lumber, glulam, laminate wood, laminated veneer lumber and parallel strand lumber products); panel products (including fibreboard, hardboard, oriented strandboard, waferboard and plywood panel products); decorative wood products and shingles and shakes used as interior wall and ...
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Russia plans timber tracking to control illegal logging
By 2011 there will be a unified information system in operation in Russia for controlling timber circulation that may help the government combat illegal logging, according to a report in 'Russian Forestry Review' magazine. The new system was announced by Valery Roshchupkin, head of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resource's Federal Agency for Forestry, or Rosleskhoz, at a meeting of the ...
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New timber regulation comes into force
On 3 March, new legislation comes into effect to counter the trade in illegal timber. The new EU Timber regulation will affect everyone in the wood trade. It prohibits the placing of illegally harvested timber on the European market in an effort to tackle the problem of illegal logging across the world. Illegal logging has severe economic, environmental and social impacts: it is associated with ...
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Bionic leaf can fuel energy revolution
Scientists in the US claim to have beaten nature at its own game. They have created a “bionic leaf” that exploits sunlight to create biomass − and they say their invention is now 10 times more effective than an oak or maple leaf. Two separate laboratories at Harvard University have co-operated to devise, enhance and test a system that uses sunlight to split water molecules and ...
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Uganda registers first forestry project in Africa to reduce global warming emissions
Uganda has become the first country in Africa to undertake a reforestation project that will help reduce global warming emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. The Nile Basin Reforestation Project in Uganda is a ground-breaking project being implemented by Uganda's National Forestry Authority (NFA) in association with local community organizations. The growing trees absorb carbon dioxide from the ...
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Streamlining Wood Processing: Zibo Chenze’s Complete Wood Handling System
Streamlining Wood Processing: Zibo Chenze’s Complete Wood Handling System In the dynamic landscape of the paper pulp and wood-based panel industry, the efficiency of wood handling from logs to chips is paramount. Zibo Chenze Machinery stands at the forefront, offering a comprehensive wood handling system that transforms raw logs into high-quality wood chips. Let’s delve into the key ...
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An inside look at Latin America’s Illegal Logging – Part One
This post was co-authored with Eduardo Arenas Hernández Jr. and Ana Domínguez, who work for Reforestamos Mexico. This is the first post in a two-part series on illegal logging in Latin America, with key insights coming from the Forest Legality Alliance’s recent event, “Legal Forest Products and International Trade: A Regional Perspective.” The first installment ...
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