Nepal was hit by a mega earthquake and subsequent aftershocks in 2015, which severely affected the rural lives. The contribution of community forests to recover from the aftermath of earthquake is least studied. On this purview, this study aims to examine the roles of community forestry to recover...

We analysed the degree of price cointegration among pine log markets in northeast Argentina, Paraná State of Brazil, and Uruguay by examining price series over the period 2008--2020. We evaluated the cointegration of price series of the same product through the study regions. In the same way, we...

These proceedings contain 86 articles covering a wide range of topics grouped in ten sections: (1) forest biogeocenology; (2) forest policy, economics and management; (3) modern problems and prospects of forest inventory and state forest inventory (dedicated to the 210th anniversary of the first...

Introduction: This research aimed at assessing the wood products markets between 2015-2019 in Romania, by conducting an empirical study on the evolution of the number of companies, turnover and number of employees for the fields of activity "Silviculture and other forestry activities" (NACE code...

The study presents theoretical aspects and modern technologies for processing wood biomass, considers the possibility of obtaining wood chips from felling residues of cutting areas, in particular technological chips that meet the GOST 15815: 1983 "Technological chips. Specifications" standard for...

It is generally understood that sorting logs based on grade generates maximum value for all stakeholders. However, the benefits of sorting logs may depend on the location of a timber sale and distances to manufacturing mills. The objective is to quantify the potential value of log sorting through...

Life cycle inventory (LCI) is the basis for calculating the environmental impacts of different products. The overall guidelines for data collection and other related aspects are standardized in ISO 14040 and 14044 standards. The importance of such studies is increasing due to the sustainability...

Smallholders who own Tectona grandis plantations receive limited profit from residues. Charcoal production from wood residues allows smallholders to become part of the commercial chain. The purpose of this study was to examine the process of making charcoal from T. grandis wood residues using the...

The share of the timber industry in the GRP of the Novosibirsk Region is 0.03%, and the total use of the allowable cut during the period of the forest plan for 2009-2017 was 23.6%, for softwood farming 18.7% of the allowable cut. Such data are provided in the Forest Plan of the Novosibirsk Region...

In the practice of using cut-to-length technology, hydraulic manipulators are widely used. Understanding manipulator cycle is important for improving existing logging technologies and developing new machine designs. The paper analyzes structure of technological cycle and operating time of...