The current pandemic situation has a major impact on the economic sector, especially household income. Housewives often contribute to the family economic system, one of the ways is by utilizing forest products. This research aims to describe the role of housewives on harvesting timber and pine...

This article talks about the bark as a secondary raw material formed at the sawmill, plywood and pulp and paper industries, from where the round materials are fed for further processing in debarked form. The article also talks about the uses of the bark as part of the tree, and as a processed...

This research reports the reduction of water absorption and density increase of kapok fibers from production centers in Pati, Indonesia. Kapok fiber was treated with two solvents, hexane and NaOH solution at room temperature. The NaOH solution was used in five different concentrations; 3.5, 7,...

Exfoliating agents play a vital role in the dispersion of nanofillers in polymer matrices. The choice of exfoliating agent is a crucial step in the design and synthesis of nanocomposites. The use of bio based exfoliating agents is considered benign for extending the applications of nanocomposites...

Wood failure percentage (WFP) is one of most important indices to evaluate the shear properties for wood-based composite bonded by adhesive, especially for cross-laminated timber. A new WFP measurement method for wood-bamboo composite bonded by phenolic resin (PF) and methylene diphenyl...

This paper investigates effects of moisture (30RH%, 65RH%, 80RH% and 100RH%) on the morphological, physical and mechanical properties of unidirectional bamboo fibers reinforced composites at different fibers loadings (20, 30 and 40 wt%). Moisture adsorption kinetic, dimensional stability,...

While knowledge on forest-linked institutional processes is gaining grounds, they require complementary evidence on the role played by actors in such change processes. This is particularly the case in sub-Saharan Africa where natural resource-based institutions are undergoing a seemingly endless...

Forests remain an important resource in Iran, as most of the livelihood activities of local communities, especially in the semi-arid environment of the Zagros forests, are dependent on forest resources. The aim of this study was to identify the type and extent of forest dependency. Semi-structured...

The socio-economic survey explores the factors determining the dependence of local population of Tarai and Bhawar region of Uttarakhand on the phytoresources. The data for this study has been taken from different parts of Tarai and Bhawar region of Uttarakhand. This area is rich in floristic...

This paper focuses on the recommendations for the insertion and management of the tree component in integrated crop-livestock-forest systems. The intensification of land use through systems integrated with trees can provide positive results as long as the tree component is adopted properly....