The Mata do Bussaco (Portugal) officially becomes the first certified therapeutic forest in the entire Iberian Peninsula
The Mata do Bussaco has officially become the first certified therapeutic forest in the entire Iberian Peninsula.
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Japanese companies will show how to build a wooden house in one day at the Expo Madera Paraguay
Building a wooden home in approximately one day will be one of the contents that companies from Japan will present in Paraguay during the next edition of Expo Madera Paraguay 2026. Representatives of System Design Limited Inc. and Innosho Forestry Co., Ltd. have already confirmed their presence at the fair with a presentation focused on the Japanese market and the use of wood for the construction of homes.
We celebrate National Tree Day in Argentina highlighting its role and care
Senasa works to benefit this natural resource and source of life through the National Forest Health Program.
AFoA 80 Years | Competitiveness and investments: they affirm that the global leap in the forestry sector requires efficiency and public-private coordination
With the active participation of business leaders, national and provincial officials, diplomats and specialists, the AFoA 80 Years seminar held in Posadas had six panels that addressed the opportunities that the new global scenario opens up for the forestry, wood, cellulose, carbon and bioeconomy sector.
Scientists make an unprecedented discovery under the oldest trees in the world
This international study published in one of the most important scientific journals in the field revealed a hidden underground ecosystem.
The tallest sword tree in Asia was hidden in a fog forest: it is 84 meters and almost a thousand years old
It had been among the clouds for centuries. A laser scanner, 372 volunteers on the internet and a dizzying climb have identified the tallest sword tree in East Asia: 84 meters and almost a thousand years old.
The farmer who has been planting trees every day since 1979: he has managed to create a 550-hectare forest
Molai Forest is a 550 hectare nature reserve in India, created by Jadav Molai Payeng, who planted trees for 40 years. The story of Jadav Molai Payeng, popularly known as the Forest Man of India, shows us how there is no small gesture when it comes to caring for the environment. His story begins in 1979, when after severe floods in the state of Assam, at just 16 years old, Payeng found hundreds of dead snakes on a sandbank of the Brahmaputra River, exposed to the heat due to the lack of shade.
End of the World Heritage: the tree that grows sideways and "flames" in southern lands
In Tierra del Fuego, Argentina there is a tree that does not comply with the rules established by nature and flames on Argentine soil The province of Tierra del Fuego, located in the extreme south of Argentina, hides in its corners a curious tree that defies the laws of nature. This one doesnt grow upward like everyone else, it grows to the side, but the reasons will surprise you.
Forest fires in Europe: Belgium faces unprecedented fire as forest fires continue unabated
Europe is going through a new day marked by forest fires, with active outbreaks in different countries and thousands of hectares affected. Belgium is facing one of the largest fires in its recent history, while in Greece two people died and hundreds of residents had to be evacuated.
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