The study is aimed to determine the resistance of fibreboards made of milled coconut (Cocos nucifera [L.]) husk and bonded with tannin adhesive (Coconut Fibreboards - CFB) against wood-destroying insects and fungi under laboratory and field conditions. Marine plywood (MPW) samples were included in...

The physical and mechanical properties of branch wood from falcata [Falcataria molucanna (Miq.) Barneby & J.W. Grimes] grown in Caraga Region, Philippines were determined to assess suitability for end-uses such as core veneer and as material for light construction and handles and boxes as the...

In 1954, a new Philippine trade periodical published its first issue, one of many to follow. The Lumberman, as well as providing a wealth of detail about the early postwar logging and lumber industry in the Philippines, also records a sustained attempt to imbue readers with a progressive forestry...

Young (3-, 5- and 7-year-old) yemane (Gmelina arborea Roxb.) trees from an industrial tree plantation in Mindanao, Philippines, were studied for their suitability into veneer and plywood production. For each tree, a 4.5-meter log was cut into three 1.5-meter billets for peeling into 0.85-, 2.20-...

An ITTO project has helped develop a timber-tracking system as a means for improving forest governance in the Philippines and increasing investor confidence in the timber sector. The project has created a fully functional timber-tracking system - the National Forest Stocks and Monitoring System...

This thesis uses the data of China's wooden furniture export to 20 countries and regions from 2002 to 2016 and the institutional distance as a variable to construct an extended gravity model for analyzing the influence of institutional distance on China's wooden furniture export. The empirical...

The massive spread and growth of invasive alien plant species (IAPS) such as Piper aduncum L. (PA) endanger the natural ecosystem. Utilizing their woody biomass as feedstock through gasification to produce renewable energy can reduce risk and provide better incentives to rural communities. Heating...

Despite the projected sharpest decline in remittances in history due to the global economic crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, remittances are expected to remain an important source of external financing for many developing countries. The Philippines is among the top five recipients of...

Traditional knowledge concerning plant utilization in the Philippines is common but is largely underappreciated. Assessment of plant resources by groups of people helps promote valorization of cultural heritage. However, particularly in the Camiguin Island of the North, Cagayan (not to be confused...

To help augment the raw material supply of the wood-based industries, the study evaluated the physical and mechanical properties (PMP) of six selected timber species in the Philippines - four fruit-bearing and two underutilized tree species. The fruit-bearing species were "nangka" (Artocarpus...