Results 1 to 10 of about 286,799 (308)
Can timber provision from Amazonian production forests be sustainable? [PDF]
Environmental Research Letters, 2019 Around 30 Mm ^3 of sawlogs are extracted annually by selective logging of natural production forests in Amazonia, Earth’s most extensive tropical forest.
Camille Piponiot +23 more
doaj +5 more sources
Global risk of wildfire across timber production systems [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsTimber is worth $1.5 trillion US Dollars annually with demand rising, but wildfires increasingly threaten production. Plantations occupy 3% of forests globally and produce 33% of the world’s timber, but a critical question is whether they are more ...
Christopher G. Bousfield +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Biodiversity Conservation in Southeast Asian Timber Concessions: a Critical Evaluation of Policy Mechanisms and Guidelines [PDF]
Ecology and Society, 2008 Tropical deforestation is leading to a loss of economically productive timber concessions, as well as areas with important environmental or socio-cultural values.
Rona A. Dennis +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2016 The REDD+ scheme of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has provided opportunities to manage tropical forests for timber production and carbon emission reductions.
Nophea Sasaki +10 more
doaj +3 more sources
Estimating global land system impacts of timber plantations using MAgPIE 4.3.5 [PDF]
Geoscientific Model Development, 2021 Out of 1150 Mha (million hectares) of forest designated primarily for production purposes in 2020, plantations accounted for 11 % (131 Mha) of this area and fulfilled more than 33 % of the global industrial roundwood demand.
A. Mishra +9 more
doaj +1 more source
Global land and carbon consequences of mass timber products [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsMass timber products can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by replacing steel and cement. However, the increase in wood demand raises wood prices, and the environmental consequences of these market changes are unclear. Here we investigate the global carbon
Kai Lan +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Validation of a methodology for forest industry sector sustainability assessment [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 The research is devoted to the development and testing of a methodology for assessing the level of sustainability of the forest industry. The work presents the general specifics of the methodology, the formula for calculating the sustainability index ...
Medvedev Sergey, Zyryanov Mikhail
doaj +1 more source
Heliyon, 2023 Community-based organizations (CBOs) and individuals primarily engaged in forest management dedicated to carbon credit run both at national and regional levels.
Gizaw Ebissa, Aramde Fetene, Hayal Desta
doaj +1 more source
New Phenomenon of East-Asian Economy – China’s Timber Complex (a Review of the Condition and Prospects) [PDF]
Prostranstvennaâ Èkonomika, 2006 An attempt has been made to make a comprehensive survey of China's timber complex. China's endowment with timber resources has been analyzed. Production and consumption of timber products is considered. Markets and trade in timber products are described,
Alexander Solomonovich Sheingauz
doaj +1 more source
New Phenomenon Of East-Asian Economy – China’s Timber Complex (a Review of the Condition and Prospects) (Completion) [PDF]
Prostranstvennaâ Èkonomika, 2007 An attempt has been made to make a comprehensive survey of China’s timber complex. China’s endowment with timber resources has been analyzed. Production and consumption of timber products is considered. Markets and trade in timber products are described,
Alexander Solomonovich Sheingauz
doaj +1 more source