Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a dangerous infectious disease of even-toed ungulates, however since 1991, the European Union has banned preventive vaccination. During the occupation of the USSR, there were two outbreaks in Estonia: the first started in 1952 (at which time the barns typically...

This article presents research carried out in the 60s to 70s in the Soviet Union and abroad on developing manufacturing technology and production of saws with a small number of teeth, as well as the so-called safe saws for sawmilling and woodworking. The article presented the highlights of the...

Carbon stored in harvested wood products (HWPs) can affect national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, in which the production and end use of HWPs play a key role. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides guidance on HWP carbon accounting, which is sensitive to future...

The article examines the history of using wood and timber waste and annual plants in the Soviet Union from the 1950s to the 1960s. In the middle of the twentieth century, Soviet leadership, producers and scientists expressed their anxiety about the lack of forests near pulp and paper plants, and...

This article examines the discourses on water pollution and protection in the Soviet Union in the 1950s-1960s. It explores discursive practices related to two paper and pulp plants, one located on the shore of Lake Baikal and another production unit in Svetogorsk on the border with Finland. These...

Details are given of the growth of world production of fibreboard since 1950, with particular reference to the role of North America and the USSR, and the development and structure of the sector in the USSR (later Russia) up to 1999.

Wood chip, mainly used to produce paper and other products traditionally, has also been used to produce biofuel. The global demand for wood chip is increasing as policies promote the use of biomass for renewable energy. The USA has been a major exporter of wood chip worldwide, but US exports of...

In recent decades, the Internet, together with information and communication technologies such as personal computers and cellular phones, has provided an electronic alternative to newspapers and printed materials. We examine how Internet adoption has affected worldwide demand for newsprint and...

This publication provides general, statistical and forecast information on forest products markets and related policies in the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) region of Europe, North America and the Commonwealth of Independent States [former USSR]. The paper begins with an overview...

The changes in terminology and concepts relating to forest management during the 20th century are discussed. These changes have been caused by the development of Russian society, science and technology in the period before 1920, during the Soviet era, and in the post-Soviet period. Terminology and...