Search Results: 'Forest Research'

Federation sponsors New Guinean on IWSc course
08 December, 2006

Alice Holt given research status
07 December, 2006
Alice Holt Forest has become a research forest, formalising scientific studies conducted there since the 1950s.

Forest industries urged to prepare research projects
28 November, 2006
Europe's forest-based sector needs to come up with projects to capitalise on European research funding, an international conference has heard in Finland.

Study paints brighter picture of world's forests
17 November, 2006
A new study has shown the world's forests may be in better condition than previously thought.

ABP adds weight to Swansea promotion
30 October, 2006
Associated British Ports (ABP) is helping to promote Swansea by becoming a partner of a new marketing company designed to promote the city in the UK and internationally.

Irish forests pay their environmental way
23 October, 2006
Ireland's forests contribute €1.65 billion to the national economy and are also helping it meet environmental obligations under the Kyoto protocol, according to reports from the National Council for Forest Research and Development, COFORD.

Symposium discusses biofuel impact
20 October, 2006
The fifth European wood-based panel symposium in Hanover attracted 320 people from 30 countries.

Finland develops research strategy
13 October, 2006
A new research strategy aims to double the value of the Finnish forest clusters products and services by 2030.

FFIF calls for more use of domestic wood
04 October, 2006
Steps must be taken to grow the use of domestic wood raw material in Finland, according to the Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF).

Woodfuel information published
30 September, 2006
Three new sources of information for potential users and suppliers of woodfuel and other biomass were revealed by Tim Rollinson, Forestry Commission director-general, at the APF International Forestry Machinery Exhibition at Ragley Estate, Warwickshire last week.

Forest biodiversity work brings results
14 September, 2006
Forest biodiversity protection work in Finnish commercial forests has produced encouraging results, according to a new research report.

UPM Tilhill completes UK's first genetically improved planting
12 August, 2006
UPM Tilhill has completed the first UK planting of genetically improved Sikta spruce.

Metso described as a "good lesson"
12 August, 2006
A scientist has described the Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland (Metso) as a “good lesson in social planning”.

Right business strategy leads to survival
11 August, 2006
Nordic SMEs can survive in the more labour intensive sectors of the woodworking industry through networking and choosing the right business strategy, according to European Forest Institute (EFI) research.

EU Forest Action plan adopted
05 August, 2006
In a bid to improve sustainable forest management, the European Commission has adopted an EU Forest Action Plan.

Forest future mapped out for Finland
16 June, 2006
Two contrasting possible futures for Finland’s forest sector have been mapped out in a new research document.

Bill to speed up post-fire logging gets go ahead
30 May, 2006
A bill to speed up logging of burned forests and planting of new trees after storms and wildfires has been approved by the House of Representatives.

FC publishes larch information
24 May, 2006
The latest information on growing larch has been published by the Forestry Commission in a bid to improve establishment rates of the species in the UK.

Finnish Forest Act revised
19 May, 2006
Finland’s Forestry Development Centre Tapio has recommended changes to the country’s Forest Act in a bid to safeguard and increase the economics and environmental and scenic values of forests.

Getting the best from brash
11 May, 2006
The Forestry Commission is showing foresters how to get the best out of “brash” on clearfell conifer sites.