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They planted 97,000 trees in Colombia, but the plan to protect them also included more than 190 bee hives

Recovering the forests that help supply Bogotá with water required more than reforestation. A project combined nature and rural production so that its results could last. Planting thousands of trees can transform a landscape, but it does not guarantee that this change will survive the test of time. In the mountains of Cundinamarca, Colombia, the recovery of degraded areas posed an additional challenge: protecting nature without leaving aside the families who depended on those lands.

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Professional update | CPIA and INTA will present new willow cultivars developed through genetic improvement

The genetic improvement of willow and new technological alternatives for its use in different productive and environmental systems will be the focus of a professional update talk organized by the Professional Council of Agricultural Engineering (CPIA) and the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA). The activity will take place on Wednesday, November 25, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., in virtual mode and with free participation, upon registration.

The Sorrento workshop that turned wood into art

Creators in 1920, the Biagio Barile workshop imposed a technique that is today famous throughout the world and that the family of founders continues to defend, piece by piece, as a legacy

ISRAELIS DEVELOP AN INK TO PRINT WOOD IN 3D

Plus Communities By Ana Grinstein Israeli scientists are working on a technology that allows natural components of wood to be used to manufacture objects using three-dimensional (3D) printing.

Neuquén: Patagonia International Congress, beyond Fire: Neuquén, Río Negro and Chubut to establish an Interprovincial Regional Table

The first International Congress “Patagonia, beyond fire”, held from October 27 to 29 on the premises of the Rural Society of Neuquén and organized by the Secretary of Emergencies and Irrigation Management of the provincial government, closed with a commitment between Neuquén, Río Negro and Chubut to form an Interprovincial Regional Table for the prevention and comprehensive management of rural, forest and interface fires in the Patagonian provinces. The meeting, organized by the Government of Neuquén, brought together more than 400 participants and specialists from Argentina, Chile, Canada and Spain, with the purpose of transforming the exchange of experiences into a cooperation agenda in the face of new fire scenarios in the region.

France wanted to plant 1 billion trees by 2032, but Justice said no

A court decision halts Frances plan to renew 1 billion trees, exposing controversies over intervention in forests threatened by parasites and severe drought. In France, the ambitious plan to renew 1 billion trees by 2032 suffered a strong judicial setback. The objective, after the large fires of 2022, seeks to renew about 10% of French forests in the face of the advance of climate change.

The IAPV, FAIMA and IMFER signed an agreement to promote the construction of houses with wood in Entre Ríos

Within the framework of the 3rd Entre Ríos Wood Expo Workshop, the Autárquico Institute of Planning and Housing (IAPV), the Argentine Federation of the Wood and Related Industries (FAIMA) and the Chamber of Timber and Forestry Industries of Entre Ríos and South of Corrientes (IMFER) signed a framework agreement for institutional cooperation to promote the use of wood in the construction of housing and provincial public works.