Brazilian scientists developed a method capable of identifying the chemical fingerprint of wood from the Amazon rainforest to reveal the place of origin, a tool that could help the Federal Police detect illegally extracted shipments and reinforce the fight against deforestation, the state-run Research Support Foundation of the State of Sao Paulo (FAPESP) released today, July 22.
The second edition of the Wood Fair will be held on September 11 and 12 in Esquel, with an agenda focused on fire prevention, wood construction, use of construction systems, biomass heating and strengthening the forest-industrial chain.
When thinking about planting trees, the general consensus is that it is a good thing and that adding more vegetation to an ecosystem always improves the environment. But not all cases are the same nor do they have the same effect on the local fauna, and the greatest example of this is this invasive tree.
Planting trees always seems like a good idea. But when faced with an extreme heat wave, not all forests respond the same. The difference between a natural one and a plantation decides who survives.
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The Bussaco national forest has become the first certified therapeutic forest in the Iberian Peninsula and becomes part of an exclusive group of four worldwide. There are only four in the entire world and Portugal has one of them. The Bussaco National Forest has officially received the Therapeutic Forest certification. It is the first on the Iberian Peninsula, joining Beneddiktinerstift, in Austria, and Lahnstein and Bad Nauheim, both in Germany
On Robinson Crusoe Island in Chiles South Pacific, a tree stands on the side of a steep cliff. It is the last known wild specimen of Dendroseris neriifolia. To prevent its extinction in the wild, conservationists collected seeds and have begun trials for its cultivation.
At 57 meters high and 220 centimeters in diameter, the most documented larch in Argentina is also a precision scientific tool
The Center for Agroindustrial Development (Cedagro), the Association of Forestry Companies of Bahia (ABAF) and the Federal University of Recôncavo Baiano (UFRB) organize the VI Brazilian Eucalyptus Congress, which will be held from August 12 to 14, 2026 at the headquarters of the Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of Bahia (Faeb), in the Comércio neighborhood, in Salvador de Bahía, Brazil. For the second time, the city of Salvador will host the Brazilian Eucalyptus Congress, whose main objective is to debate and propose alternative solutions to the main challenges that affect the forestry sector, as well as show scientific and technological advances, new market demands and business opportunities.
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