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Forest Management

New Indonesian Law Sacrifices the Environment for Economic Recovery

Indonesia's Omnibus law is described as sacrificing the environment for the economy (Photo: Courtesy of Rhmtdns on Wiki Commons Images, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International)

On the 5th October, the Indonesian House of Representatives approved a new economic recovery law aimed at aiding the country bounce back after months of economic decline following the global…

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Forest Management

Citizens’ Assembly Recognises Timber as Material of the Future

Citizens Assembilies advocate the use of wood (Photo: Courtesy of Stefan Müller on Wiki Commons, Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)

The citizens’ assembly group ‘Climate Assembly UK’, has recently published a report detailing a path to net-zero. Guided by recommendations made by the public, it features timber and responsible forestry…

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Forest Management

Wood Biomass – A Controversial Issue

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Wood biomass is an increasingly controversial energy source, but why is this? Here we explore what wood biomass actually is, some of the issues surrounding it and what role it…

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Design

France’s Drive for Wood Buildings

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Timber is increasingly being viewed by the international community as a vital tool in the fight against climate change, due to the material providing an immensely beneficial carbon store in…