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This study determines the greenhouse gas reduction potential in the European building sector by using wood as the main construction material for new buildings instead of mineral materials such...

Syakaa talked about why timber is a good construction solution for East Africa, the challenges of building a market in the region, East African timber pioneers and what is being...

The wood-based bioeconomy can make an important contribution to sustainable management of the economy. This requires a systematic approach that takes economic, environmental and social aspects into consideration. Forests supply...

To unlock nature's potential for functional biomaterials, many efforts have been devoted to isolating the nanocrystalline domains within the supramolecular structure of polysaccharides. Yet, low reactivity...

Biodiversity: deforestation-free products on the EU market

The Commission proposes a new Regulation to curb EU-driven deforestation and forest degradation. Just counting from 1990 to 2020 the world has lost lost 420 million hectares...

The transition of our current economic system towards a bioeconomy that is based on renewable materials and energy can be an important contribution but at the same time a threat to mitigate the challenges...

Forest landscape restoration (FLR) is being promoted as a means of tackling global challenges including land degradation, climate change, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. However...

EU Biofuels Annual Reports by USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

"Vision 2040" looks ahead to using the full potential of research and innovation in the forest-based sector to bring about resilient ecosystems, smart products and social growth within...