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Swedens natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed forests

Most of Europes original natural forests have been converted for agriculture and converted into managed forests that produce energy, paper and wood. The few primary forests that remain are vestiges of the past that illustrate what they would have been like if human management had not existed and how this has altered them.

Missions | UNaM begins JOTEFA 2026 in Eldorado, after four decades training professionals with science and international conferences

With the participation of prominent international specialists and leaders from the academic and productive field, the Faculty of Forestry Sciences of the National University of Misiones will begin a new edition of the Forestry and Environmental Technical Conference (JOTEFA), consolidating a key space for the training of professionals and the generation of knowledge applied to the sector.

China creates a new type of wood that provides solar energy even in the dark

This new material captures, stores and converts solar energy into electricity in a single structure. Its advantages over solar panels are evident A team of Chinese researchers has developed a wood capable of generating solar energy even in the absence of light, according to a study published in Advanced Energy Materials. This innovative material integrates energy capture, storage and conversion in a single structure.