There is skepticism among various forest managers about the cultivation of quality wood using the QD method. They doubt whether the QD method produces wood of sufficient quality. Matters such as annual ring size and questions about its applicability as a veneer play a role in this. To build a...

This paper provides information about the controversies and emotions in nature conservation in Netherlands. Actions on how conservationist should deal with citizens who want to interfere with the work of managers and protectors and on how to prevent their objections to a certain management from...

This article talks about the simple system of clear-cutting, its maximum financial value, its function as not the same as rejuvenation logging, and the ecological and emotional value of deforestation it brings. The ambitions of the National Forest Strategy can best be achieved if logging is...

Based on a Calocera-collection from conifer wood, this paper discusses the similarities between C. glossoides and some forms of the common C. cornea. The tentative conclusion, awaiting results from genetic analysis, must be that both taxa cannot be separated in the field, but their identification...

Woody biomass from landscape elements is currently primarily used for energy generation (heat and electricity). Developing high-value applications for this type of biomass is complicated, due to its relatively low quality, the lack of uniformity and the small volumes. This report identifies and...

This Dutch action plan from 2016 is based on being more efficient in woodlands, planting more woodlands, and being more efficient in the timber processing chain. It is now part of the agriculture and land use group within the climate action plan. It is based on a goal to fix by 2030 an additional...

Euophryum confine and E. rufum are wood boring weevils (subfamily Cossoninae) that are native to New Zealand and both have been accidentally introduced in the United Kingdom, where there are established populations. Euophryum confine is there now a common species while E. rufum is scarce. Later...

In the spring of 2019, the saproxylic beetles of various forest reserves of Het Loo Royal Estate (province of Gelderland) were studied. One specimen of the erotylid beetle Triplax aenea was found in a trap lured with acidic acid. This species had not yet been formally recorded for the fauna of the...

This paper presents the discussions about the role of forests with a view to biodiversity, CO₂ capture, timber harvesting and clearing, during the Aardhuis Symposium that took place on Thursday 12 September 2019.

In July 2020, a single population of Otiorhynchus cribricollis was discovered in Woerden (province of Utrecht). The species was not reported for the Netherlands before. On three different dates a large number of specimens were observed walking on the bark of a sycamore tree Acer pseudoplatanus and...