Several dozen casualties, tens of thousands destroyed houses, hundreds of thousands hectares of burnt land, major damage to local flora, and losses amounting to over $15 billion – 2017 was truly tragic for California. Raging fireContinue reading
GLOBAL FOREST INVESTMENTS FOR PROFESSIONALS
After the course GLOBAL FOREST INVESTMENTS FOR PROFESSIONALS you will be able to understand timberland investment universe fundamentals and apply them into practice. Course starts in less than 2 months from now, so reserve your spotContinue reading
“Clever reforestation” could cope with climate change in Romanian conifer forests
The conifer forests, relics of extinct civilizations, silent witnesses of the planets’ evolution, have changed the face of continents over millions of years and transformed the ancient arid soils into the fertile lands we knowContinue reading
There’s Something You Need To Know About “Harvest Leakage Effect” in forestry
Did you know what the carbon or harvest leakage effects are? And what role they play in climate change mitigation? If not, this post is just for you! In recently published article in Scandinavian JournalContinue reading
What do think you know about forests in Syria?
As a Syrian forester trying to communicate with the international forestry community i have been asked many questions about the forests in Syria, and the most frequent questions were: Is it true that Syria isContinue reading
The bioeconomy concept will be alive in some form and shape in the years to come – interview with professor Jacek Siry
During 2017 Bioeconomy Investment Summit, I had a pleasure to meet and interview professor Jacek Siry from University of Georgia (UGA) Harley Langdale, Jr. Center for Forest Business. We talked about renewable energy in U.S.Continue reading
Will robots take foresters’ jobs?
Up to 800 million global workers will lose their jobs by 2030 and be replaced by robotic automation, a new report from a consultancy has found. The study of 46 countries and 800 occupations by theContinue reading
Why wood pellets are more harmful than coal?
New research from MIT, Climate Interactive, and UMass Lowell has revealed that substituting coal with wood as a means to generate power could make climate change worse for many decades. Read more…
The True Story: Competition for biomass in Europe will not affect forest industry
In recently published article in Biomass and Bioenergy journal, researchers from Finland and Norway found that policy choices will have strong impacts on the allocation of biomass use between heat and power production, and theContinue reading
Forest Monitor Stats – 2017
The end of the year is always a good time for summaries. In this post, we present you our statistics for year 2017.