Finland’s forest resources are sufficient to allow felling volumes in
small-scale private forests to increase to above 60 million cubic
metres.In recent years, the forest
industry’s annual roundwood purchases from small-scale private forest
owners have amounted to about 45 million cubic...
This spring family forest owners will plant a total of 160 million
saplings in Finnish forests. The family forest area concerned will be
almost 85,000 hectares.
Only domestic
species, i.e. spruce, pine and birch, will be used in regeneration,
spruce being the most...
Greenpeace is warning of permanent environmental
damage unless Russia’s booming economy is managed differently. The
activists say turning a blind eye to green concerns may cause trouble
in years to come.
Russia is home to some of the most
polluted places on Earth. The quality of air...
A tract of tropical forest in the Congo Basin mapped with the help of local pygmies has become the largest in the world certified under a system meant to ensure responsible logging, partners in the project said on Tuesday.The 7,500 sq km (2,896 sq mile) concession area, almost the size of...
Pulpmills in both Europe and the Pacific
Rim are increasingly sourcing their mills withwood from fast-growing
plantations. This has resulted in a major expansion of worldwide trade
of both wood chips and pulplogs the past few years, according to the
Wood Resource Quarterly.
Global trade...
