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 …
As many as 41 pine trees were found chopped off at the Kothi unprotected forest area in Kunihaar forest division last evening. The case came to light when villagers of Kothi spotted 41 4-5 feet tall trees chopped off and the wood lying on the spot. ACF Hitender Sharma said …
Deforestation and forest degradation have been occurring for thousands of years. Both deforestation, which completely removes the forest canopy, and degradation, which maintains the canopy but causes losses of carbon, are important sources of global warming pollution, as well as threats to biodiversity and to the livelihoods of forest peoples. …
Wood fuel, one of the oldest energy sources on the planet, could become the newest commodity market if it can overcome supply limits and green concerns as demand grows for renewable energy. Supply constraints are starting to put wood fuel into competition with the paper industry, experts say, in an …
Scientists, field experts and various stake-holders need to work towards building a consensus towards the evolution of a national wood use policy, Additional Director General of Forests (Forest Conservation) and Director General of Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education AK Bansal said while inaugurating a two-day national seminar on …
Evaluation of chemical properties in the present experiment showed that the maximum cold water solubility, hot water solubility, 1% alkali solubility, alcohol-benzene solubility along with lignin content were observed in Bombax ceiba followed by Anthocephalus cadamba. The findings of the present investigation can be feasibly used in screening and selecting …
Towards the south-eastern part of Nagaland, a big problem looms. A problem least thought about by most people; nonetheless, is a grave one. Meluri, a subdivision under Phek district, is one of the remotest places in Nagaland. The land inhabited predominantly by the Pochury tribe extends uptill the border of …
This study examines whether the forest conservation measures implemented as part of the National Forest Policy are the limiting factors in the supply of timber in India. Says that domestic production of timber can be increased substantially if the opportunities & policy options are effectively utilised by the forest based …
The climate around the most important renewable resource-wood-is becoming increasingly rough. On the one hand, many countries are pushing the use of wood as an energy source in order to protect the climate. On the other hand, the traditional users of wood as a raw material, the timber, pulp and …
Climate change can be mitigated in several ways, but most strategies emphasize reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing energy use and switching to energy sources that are less carbon intensive than fossil fuels. This publication explores the scope, potential and implications for using woodfuels to replace fossil fuels and thereby …
Large-scale production of crop based (first generation) biofuels may not be feasible without adversely affecting global food supply or encroaching on other important land uses. Because alternatives to liquid fossil fuels are important to develop in order to address greenhouse gas mitigation and other energy policy objectives, the potential for …
All those looking for an eco-friendly way to perform the last rites of their near and dear ones in the city not have much of an option. The electric crematorium at the Sector 25 cremation ground has not been functioning properly for the last one week. After the old electric …
This publication synthesizes observations and findings from almost 50 country and thematic reports in providing analyses of the status and trends of all aspects of Asia-Pacific forestry. Key factors driving changes in forestry in the region are analysed. The report concludes by outlining priorities and strategies to move the region's …
The occurrence and distribution of 81 wood decaying fungi on different hosts in forest wood depots of Chhattisgarh is reported. The study area is confined to nine wood depots and each wood depot, depending on area occupied, is divided into five sectors.
This report builds on the initiatives of the Asia Forest Partnership and East Asia and Pacific FLEG to promote cooperation among Customs, Forestry and other authorities to reduce the trade of illegal wood products. The goal of this review is to assist Customs and timber trade regulating agencies in their …
The J&K; Police have seized a massive consignment of red sanders, a fragrant timber in great demand for cabinet work and also used as dyewood, from a village in Leh where it had been ferried all the way from Andhra Pradesh to be smuggled across to China. Police said they …
IWST will use nanotechnology to create this unique material for furniture, car interiors Unique material: Test samples of the wood-polymer composites at the Institute of Wood Science and Technology in Bangalore Bangalore: Scientists in the city have got the go-ahead to develop a new class of material, an unlikely hybrid …
101 Hectares Identified Near Bhachau Harit Mehta TNN Ahmedabad: The arid region of Kutch may not have much to do with trees. But, the border district may soon have a Wood Special Economic Zone, the first of its kind in the country. After a lukewarm response to the proposed handicrafts …
Paper products giant Kimberly-Clark Corp joined forces with Greenpeace on Wednesday, pledging to conserve forests by getting wood fiber from environmentally responsible sources. In an announcement with the environmental group, which waged a nearly 5-year campaign against the company for clear-cutting in Canada's boreal forest, Kimberly-Clark said it would stop …
The boreal forests of Scandinavia offer a considerable resource base, and use of the resource for the production of less carbon-intensive alternative transport fuel is one strategy being considered in Norway. Here, we quantify the resource potential and investigate the environmental implications of wood-based transportation relative to a fossil reference …
