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Illegal logging entrenches systemic corruption, undermines accountability in governance, and finances insecurity.
If you’re holding off on renovating until next year expecting prices to calm down, odds are you will be disappointed.
Engineered wood is a sustainable alternative to cement and steel in construction.
Building or renovating your home? For some types of timber you may be waiting into 2023. So what’s behind the hold-up? And when might it get better?
Directing public funds to native forest logging is bad for the economy, the climate and biodiversity, and will increase bushfire risk.
A review of Australia’s illegal logging laws tests the Morrison government’s commitment to halting global forest loss.
About 60% of Mexico’s forests are managed by local communities. A scholar who has studied the forests for 30 years explains how this system protects the forests and the people who oversee them.
A staggering 17,500 tree species are at risk of dying out.
Observations collected since the 1980s in the Amazon, Central Africa and Southeast Asia show we are not giving tropical forests enough time to recover after logging.
Biological control strategies curb pests using other species that attack the invader. A biologist explains why it can take more than a decade to develop an effective biological control program.
Native deciduous trees are rare in Australia, which means many of the red, yellow and brown leaves we associate with autumn come from introduced species.
Silky oaks, or Grevillea robusta, are in bloom. These hardy, attractive trees light up the sky in late spring – but handle with care.
City trees are often short-lived and many others get cut down in their prime. Turning them into mulch both wastes timber and releases stored carbon. A wood rescue program creates a more fitting legacy.
The illegal timber trade is a huge global business worth up to US$150 billion yearly. One way to curb it is by convincing consumers in wealthy countries that buying contraband wood products is wrong.
Europe loses as many trees to storms each year as Poland produces in timber. Until now, the models for predicting which trees are at risk have not been good enough.
Illegal logging is a serious threat but new ways of detecting illegal timber could help save global forests.
It’s important to close roads from further vehicle use after the end of logging operations. But these roads ought to be re-opened when the next phase of logging takes place in each area of forest.
The islands of São Tomé and Príncipe must work hard to protect their native forests from deforestation.
When Europeans first arrived in Australia’s Southwest, they found vast tracts of huge jarrah trees. Now, after logging and dwindling rainfall, only a handful of these giants remain.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Associate Dean - School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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PhD candidate, RMIT University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Molecular and Life Sciences and ARC Centre for Mine Site Restoration., Curtin University
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Director, The Wood Studio, Institute for Sustainable Construction, Edinburgh Napier University
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Senior Research Fellow in Ecology, Griffith University
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Professor in Conservation Ecology, Bournemouth University
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Director, Griffith Climate Action Beacon, Griffith University
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Contract Faculty, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University; SEDRD Adjunct Professor, University of Guelph
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Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor, University of Idaho
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Associate Professor in Environmental Change, University of Leeds
