Wood residues – the materials left over when trees are logged and processed – hold the potential to support resource-efficient energy access, revitalize rural economies and help mitigate climate change, according to this new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In many countries, wood …
The use of wood for electricity generation and heat in modern (non-traditional) technologies has grown rapidly in recent years, and has the potential to continue to do so. For its supporters, it represents a relatively cheap and flexible way of supplying renewable energy, with benefits to the global climate and …
The use of wood for electricity generation and heat in modern (non-traditional) technologies has grown rapidly in recent years. For its supporters, it represents a relatively cheap and flexible way of supplying renewable energy, with benefits to the global climate and to forest industries. To its critics, it can release …
A million trees are to be planted in Ethiopia to fight deforestation around camps hosting hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese refugees who rely almost entirely on wood for fuel, a United Nations agency said on Wednesday. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said the trees would be planted …
This policy paper provides a brief overview of the status of wood and wood products in India. The main objectives of this policy paper are: To portray an overall situation of wood market in India; To find out gaps between demand and supply of wood in India and find sources …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Gopal Krishna Ojha Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 03/01/2017 regarding noise and air pollution caused by cutting of woods and wooden logs by a manufacturer of furniture, Hooghly, West Bengal. The record of …
Companies that want to buy Brazilian timber without contributing to illegal deforestation have a new tool to help them ensure stolen wood does not appear in their supply chains - a digital platform tracing the origins of wood, environmentalists said. The Responsible Timber Exchange created by conservation group BVRio draws …
Global production of all major wood products grew for the sixth consecutive year in 2015, while trade in wood products decreased slightly, according to new data published by FAO. The increase was mainly boosted by the continuous economic growth in Asia, a recovering housing market in North America and scaling …
This protocol was developed and subsequently tested in 2012–2015 by Nordic test and research institutes, with Danish Technological Institute as project manager. This protocol describes a potential standardized procedure for measurements of BC (Black Carbon) in terms of both EC (Elemental Carbon) and OC (Organic Carbon) from residential wood burning …
Sustainable use of wood may contribute to coping with energy and material resource challenges. The goal of this study is to increase knowledge of the environmental effects of wood use by analyzing the complete value chain of all wooden goods produced or consumed in Switzerland. We start from a material …
Climate change, sustainably managed renewable raw materials and energy from biomass are some of the major challenges facing mankind in the 21st century. Globally, wood is the most important locally available renewable energy source for the human population. In Africa, fuelwood and charcoal production is the dominant use of woody …
For design enthusiasts worried about forests being axed for furniture, this may come as a bit of a surprise: buying a table made of wood instead of metal or plastic could significantly help cut carbon emissions, according to a U.N. agency. Furniture, floors and doors made out of wood require …
Forests have an acclaimed role as a carbon sink needed to tackle climate change. Less known is how their contribution can be scaled up even after a tree has been logged. A new FAO publication, Forestry for a low-carbon future: Integrating forests and wood products in climate change strategies, offers …
Forests have an acclaimed role as a carbon sink needed to tackle climate change. Less known is how their contribution can be scaled up even after a tree has been logged. A new FAO publication, Forestry for a low-carbon future: Integrating forests and wood products in climate change strategies, offers …
A team led by an Indian-origin air pollution expert has found an emerging risk to the environment from wood burning stoves in pizza restaurants and charcoal in steakhouses. A recent study, published in the journal Atmospheric Environment, has shown emissions in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. This work was …
Nigeria's forest cover is fast reducing at 3.5 per cent annually, the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed said weekend. She said the 3.5 per cent rate of deforestation, which Nigeria records yearly, is unacceptable if the global standard must be achieved. The minister, who disclosed this in Abuja at an …
The Central Government has decided to introduce a new policy for Agar wood of Assam soon. The Centre has also called report from the State Government and Agar wood farmers of Assam to make the final notification in the country. When contacted, Chief Conservator of Forest, Assam, J M Kouli …
Another day, another report telling us that modern life is killing us. But last week’s in-depth study into air pollution, issued jointly by the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, made for alarming reading. Pollution was not consigned to history with the 1956 …
Global production of all major wood products is showing its largest growth since the global economic downturn of 2008-2009, according to new data published by FAO. In 2014, growth in wood products, including industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels and pulp and paper, ranged from 1 to 5 percent, surpassing the …
Exports of pellets from the United States(US) are growing significantly to meet the demand for renewable energy in the European Union. This transatlantic trade in pellets has raised questions about the greenhouse gas(GHG)intensity of these pellets and their effects on conventional forest product markets in the US. This paper examines …
WORRIED that deforestation could ultimately be bad for business as well as for the environment, the Tobacco Research Board (TRB) has released a new barn design, the kutsaga barn, hoping to encourage farmers to use more fuel-efficient methods of curing their crops. The kutsaga barn is still based on rocket …
