To forecast demand for the coming decade, growth models were developed for four broad categories of wood-based industries (pulp and paper; furniture; construction; and plywood and other wood-based products). Total timber demand in the four subsectors is projected to rise to around 98 million m³ by...

The demand for wood and wood products in India is increasing at an alarming rate but there is no concomitant plantation development to satisfy the demands barring few exceptions like pulp and plywood plantation developmental activities. The legal and policy guidelines have restricted the felling...

Pine needles (PNs) are one of the largest bio-polymer produced worldwide. Its waste, i.e., fallen PNs, is mostly responsible for forest fires and is a major challenge. In present article, we have reviewed differenteffortsmadeto tackle this situation. PNs have been used in various fields such asin...

The socio-economic survey explores the factors determining the dependence of local population of Tarai and Bhawar region of Uttarakhand on the phytoresources. The data for this study has been taken from different parts of Tarai and Bhawar region of Uttarakhand. This area is rich in floristic...

The value of aggregate forest product exports to India has increased from about $1.5 billion in 2003 to about $5.4 billion in 2013. Although many of the forest product resources can be sourced from within India, the subcontinent must also source forest products from trading partners, in the form of ...

Pulp wood traits of six Eucalyptus camaldulensis clones were evaluated at 3 years across three contrasting locations (Ongole-A.P., Bhadrachalam-Telangana and Mettupalayam-Tamil Nadu) in southern India. The clones grown at wetter Bhadrachalam and coastal Ongole sites had 2-3 times better growth and...

To judge the accuracy of international forest product statistics, we checked the consistency of the reported consumption of wood and fiber with the production of wood products. Using goal programming, we estimated for 180 countries the consumption of industrial roundwood and of paper-making fibers...

This correspondence presents a study that was aimed to examine the population of Juniperus communis in the cold desert region of Byans valley, in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, India, with respect to collection and assessment of utilization pressure on J. communis species and management...

The demand for wood and wood products in India is increasing at an alarming rate. This demand is accelerated due to population explosion, urbanization, industrialization and the associated science and technological advancements. The low forest cover, restricted supply of wood from natural forests...

The article highlights that despite wide ranging condemnation, the chir pine forests in Himachal Pradesh contribute significantly to the state exchequer and to the rural economy. In brief, the afforestation activities generated 821.64 lakh man days between 1950-51 to 2013-14. The Government owned...