RFID Technology for certificated timber transport. Guaranteeing the chain of custody in forest products is of a great importance in order to obtain their certification. The traceability of products is increasingly simple through new technologies and knowing where our product is in real time it is already possible through GPS and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). The last one is currently being used by large worldwide logistic operators, such as DHL or UPS, and by other different companies such as INDITEX group. The basis of RFID is to place tags with a micro radio transponder that emits s ..read more

Timbeter, the new App for measuring wood volume. The volume measurement of wood on the field has always been approximated and handmade process and either it was given by the professional’s skill and experience or it was a long and rather tedious process because it must to be done for each of the logs the pile, using different formulas and making tis process quite complicated. So either we had an approximate measure of the total volume or we lost too much time in this process or efficiency decreases and production costs greatly increase. In order to provide a solution to this problem, Timbeter ..read more

The first program for eco-entrepreneurship, Ecostar natural talents The Forestry sector has always been very traditional in its uses and exploitations but  thanks to globalization, new communications and global awareness on the importance of the environment progressively, new  working fields are being developed due to the introduction and use of new technologies. Step by step, there are more entrepreneurial foresters who are developing new business ideas and projects but unfortunately these beginnings are difficult due to the lack of information about how to develop an innovative ide ..read more

World wood production growth due to biomass and construction According to the latest data from FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), timber production has grown for the sixth consecutive year. This increase is due to growth in Asian markets, increased construction in North America and the expansion of bio-fuels. The production of wood based panels worldwide has seen an increase, and especially OSB (oriented strand board), which is the main type of panel used in building in North America, which has done so by 7%, the highest increase since the global economic crisis. Traditional board t ..read more

Agroforestry as an important part of organic farming in UKraine V. Yukhnovskiy, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor G. Lobchenko, Doctor of Philosophy, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine There are 6 agroforestry practices in Europe identified by Mosquera-Losada et al. (2009). Among them there are silvoarable agroforestry, forest farming, riparian buffer strips, improved fallow, multipurpose trees, silvopasture. Agroforestry systems are classified by their components, spatial and temporal arrangements, function, agro-ecological zone and socio-economic a ..read more

Annual north european forestry students’ meeting NERM 2017 (II) Last month happened one of the most important event for forestry students in Europe – Northern European Regional Meeting 2017 (NERM). Regional meetings are very important to discuss regional topics and trends and promote the forestry sector of chosen helding country. And in 2017 those country was Ukraine and Kyiv Forestry Students Association (KFSA) was organizing such an interesting and educational developing event with support of State Forest Resources Agency of Ukraine, FSC in Ukraine,  ..read more

Our World, our forests, your magazine is here The forestry sector is the pioneer in the application of sustainability. We have been working in the management of our resources under this principle for three centuries, not only maintaining the forests that we have found, but we have improved, we have increased and we have created protective figures for everyone that can enjoy the natural monuments that our offices are, our forests. Not only we have not been limited to conservation works but also we have continued to contribute all the products that society has asked throughout History, to adapt ..read more

Oruxmaps, The App thought for forestry works Forestry jobs are not easy. We find different difficulties in the field, others due to climatic conditions and, above all, on the access. Something as seemingly simple as getting to the working area becomes really complicated when the slope is high or the vegetation is very dense and even more, when we have to make footpaths and loaded with all the instrumentation, maps or heavy equipment. Because of these problems, Forest World Magazine wanted to test the Oruxmaps App and see if it can adapt to the needs of the forestry works. The App is an Android ..read more

Biomass boilers, the best option for improving energy rating in buildings European Union has opted for a more efficient and environmentally friendly building model, so much that in the coming years it will not only affect new buildings but also existing buildings, as indicated by the EPBD (Energy Performance Building Directive) forcing us to reduce CO2 emissions and approaching the energy model of almost zero energy consumption buildings from 2020. In the case of the rehabilitation of existing buildings, facilities will have to be improved and progressively replacing the most polluting heating ..read more

Resin production, from traditional trate to industritry of the future Due to the global crisis, the uncertainty of international markets and the increasing demand of environmentally friendly products, a number of studies have been carried out to convert traditional industries into profitable industries and a consolidated future. A particular case in Forestry, it is the trade of resin traditionally developed throughout the Mediterranean basin, which has been forgotten for many years due to the rise of oil products and most competitive prices. Researchers from ETSI de Montes de la Universidad Po ..read more