The main objective of the survey was to assess the current situation in the sawmill industry in Slovenia (i.e., the number of sawmills, the amount of wood cut, the use of residues and the impact of the covid-19 pandemic). Prior to the 2019 survey, a list of 1,128 enterprises was compiled from...

The Eurasian Communications Center, together with the consulting agency WhatWood, on behalf of the government of the Sakhalin Region, conducted a study "Development of directions for the development of the timber industry complex of the Sakhalin Region." This study was conducted as part of the plan ...

Methods of utilization of waste wood (bark) are considered in this paper. The methods allow to obtain the innovative products - sorbents of metal cations and dyes, oil sorbents, extracts with antibacterial activity, tinting solutions to protect wood from moisture and wood decaying fungi, the...

Lignins are among the most common plant polymers and demonstrate pronounced electrical conductivity properties due to their conjugated polymolecular aromatic structure and polyfunctional nature. Electrical conductivity and dielectric properties of lignins from conifers and deciduous trees in the...

Forests play a vital role in mitigating climate change, as they sequester and store large quantities of carbon. This dissertation examines how carbon storage may be increased by changing forest management at the stand level. To extend the economics of forest carbon storage beyond single-species...

The wood of the Cupressaceae conifer family is widely used for many purposes, such as the structural and interior elements of buildings. Several studies have reported the effects of the Cupressaceae wood odor on humans. However, only a few studies have investigated the effects of the volatile...

This article introduces Shrawley Wood, Britain's largest lime wood, and now the subject of a significant study by local naturalists. The management of Shrawley Wood, its formal recognition as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), the number of small-leaved lime in it, and the future of...

Aerobic and anaerobic storage of wood chips from coniferous forest residues, coniferous energy roundwood and short rotation coppice were investigated regarding dry matter losses, energy losses and changes in fuel properties using several approaches, i.e. a field trial with 90 m³ wood chip piles,...

Aged conifer forests in Japan are expected to produce large-diameter logs, defined as logs with a top-end diameter of 30 cm or more. However, the knowledge and techniques for industrial processing of large-diameter logs of Japanese wood species have not been sufficiently developed. This study was...

Oak forests are important sources of wood, which is used as biofuel, and through its fruits and acorns is rightly considered among the sources of feed destined to animals. The raw data for timber production of species other than conifers for use as biofuel were extracted from the FAO database, both ...