Recently, I’ve been meditating on the strengths and weaknesses of intensively managed plantations. I understand firsthand the incredible efficiency of plantation forestry to produce wood fiber; I worked nearly a decade in some of theContinue reading
What Do We Know About Global Forest Investments and Their Returns?
In this short article, I discuss the main characteristics of global forest investments together with their expected returns. The article is based on a recently published paper by Professor Frederick Cubbage (College of Natural Resources atContinue reading
Are ash trees doomed?
Ash trees have been part of North American and European forest landscapes for millennia. Yet, they are now under threats because of invasive pests and pathogens such as the ash dieback in Europe and theContinue reading
Should we use more wood to combat climate change?
Wood: Nature’s carbon capture and storage technology Wood is a pretty amazing material. It has superb engineering qualities and it literally grows on trees. It is one of the few renewable construction materials we have.Continue reading
How to measure the height of a tree?
Only in exceptional cases can tree height be measured directly. There are many instruments for measuring heights. They are known as hypsometers, altimeters, or clinometers. In modern times, the smartphone that uses the software basedContinue reading
Does increasing tree species diversity in plantations make sense?
Mixed species forests tend to be more productive, so whey are we still planting monocultures? A lot of recent research indicates a positive relationship between tree species diversity and productivity. So why aren’t monocultureContinue reading
Is it worth to invest in forestland in Croatia?
Recently a group of forest and economic researchers analyzed investment potentials of almost all private forests at national level in the Republic of Croatia. The financial analyses showed which forest types have positive investment potentialContinue reading
Myths and Misunderstandings about Wildfires in Australia
Australia experiences bush fires almost every summer, but the latest event was unprecedented in its scale in the forests of the eastern and southern part of the country. In total, at least 34 human livesContinue reading
Professional Insight: What do we know about global roundwood markets? – an interview with Robert W. Hagler of New Forests
This time Robert W. Hagler (formerly of ForestEdge, now with New Forests) – the co-author of recently published scientific article on cointegration analysis of international roundwood prices shares the main findings of his research alongContinue reading
Why should foresters recognize trees species? How to develop this skill?
Remember studying all these lab taxonomy classes, Being overwhelmed with all theses long Latin names and confusing etymology? Asking yourself am I ever going to use this in my life? How to use this thickContinue reading