What is progress and how do we measure it? Timber Festival will explore this question in relation to nature, the green economy and community wellbeing.
… 4th June 2019 News GDP Growth Thought Leaders Timber museum_of_the_moon_at_timber_festival_2018.jpeg What is progress and how do we measure it? Timber Festival will explore this question in …
Peru's pioneering forest inspection agency should have its independence restored and its remit extended.
… OSINFOR has taken the lead in inspecting timber harvest areas in the Amazon. Some of … areas OSINFOR inspected in the three main timber producing regions in Peru, over 60 … of a massive 2.5 million cubic meters of timber. But far from being praised for …
‘We understand the value of forests beyond the price tag of timber. We recognise that our forests are crucial for wildlife to survive.‘
… the value of forests beyond the price tag of timber. We recognise that our forests are … excellent, sustainable construction-grade timber. It is also managed carefully and … vision of productivity and efficiency” [for timber above all else] is a little outdated. …
Coalition of indigenous groups calls for boycott of companies that invade and exploit protected Brazilian lands.
… Arnaldo Andrade Betzel, owner of the timber companies Benevides Madeiras and Argus, … for illegal deforestation in Pará. Benevides Timber exported a total of 1,754 tons of timber to companies in Belgium, the …
Designers and growers use Chelsea Flower Show as a platform to encourage a more environmentally sustainable future.
… and were also a productive resource for timber, which also stores carbon. "It's about … also the importance of the management of that timber," he said. Every structure in the garden will be made from timber, including surfacing and walls, and …
The worldwide impact of declining natural assets from forests to fisheries could cost £368 billion a year.
… coasts from flooding, water supplies, timber production and fisheries. Seeds It … coastal protection, water supplies, timber and fish production and storing carbon. … rising by an estimated eight percent for timber, six percent for cotton, four …
We need to fundamentally overhaul our agriculture and forestry practices.
… role that commodity production—palm oil, soy, timber, and beef, but also cocoa and coffee - … such as sustainable logging, sale of non-timber forest products (like honey, spices, … organic matter in the soil. When fruit or timber trees are used, these can provide …
Have we forgotten the inherently tangled, interdependent nature of ecosystems, the ecological value of old-growth, the microcosm of habitats provided by diversity?
… The monocrops in Dartmoor are managed for timber but they reminded me of the similarly … is best characterised as a machine for timber production and embodies a vision of …
The Forestry Commission is celebrating its history while looking forward to the challenges of the next 100 years.
… for recreation and producing sustainable timber. A great responsibility rests on our … was established to create a reserve of timber after the First World War. As a result, …
Rainforest Connection has developed a fast and affordable way to detect illegal logging and send real-time alerts to locals on the ground.
… to stall climate change." However, illegal timber continues to be lucrative. A report … year. Deforestation often starts with selling timber, but also includes clearing the forest …
Rwandan authorities are partnering with communities to halt the decline of forest cover and produce wood, charcoal and fruit in a sustainable way
… cattle fodder and mature trees harvested for timber. They are also cultivating fruit trees … in 2023 and sold for electricity poles, timber and charcoal. Each block is expected to …
Amazon, BlackRock and owner of Versace among 242 leading companies and financial institutions which fail to recognise responsibility to act on deforestation.
… commodities – palm oil, soy, beef, leather, timber and pulp and paper – used in millions …
A controversial new road is tearing through the most biodiverse place in Peru’s Amazon rainforest, bringing conflict and destruction. For one indigenous group, desperate for change, it also brings hope.
… is low sometimes we are forced to work with timber, with extracting trees.” Forced to … situation the community are already selling timber and logging rights to colonists at an …
Forests should not have to do the work previously performed by fossil fuels.
… construction materials and other commodities. Timber harvests in the region have increased … eventually go on to sell larger trees to sawtimber mills for the construction and …