Finnish environmental organizations have filed a lawsuit against the government for the first time in the country's history for allegedly failing to fulfill its own obligations to combat climate change. In the summer, Finland passed a climate change law that calls for the country to achieve so-called carbon neutrality by 2035. The suing organizations - among which the Finnish Association for the Conservation of Nature (FANC) and Greenpeace -...
Two types of stands will benefit from this cutting: a cedar forest and a pine forest. The operation will last a few months. Logging will begin at the end of November in the Bès State Forest managed by the Office National des Forêts, at a place called "Le Saumon" along the access road to the Andran branch in the town of Digne- The baths. Two types of stands will benefit from this cutting: a cedar forest and a pine forest. The operation will...
Supported by safety engineer Sebastian Großmann from the Bavarian State Forests (right), Adrian Thoma trains how to use a chainsaw in a virtual forest. The VR glasses on the head show the trainee at the Fichtelberg forestry company his simulated working environment. The Bavarian State Forests are testing new methods in the training of prospective foresters: training in a virtual environment. Equipped with so-called VR glasses and sensors on...
If you want to get wood from the forest, you need a permit. But not only that. Without specialist knowledge it becomes dangerous. From sawing permits to protective clothing: Here are the important tips from the forest rangers. As the old saying goes, firewood warms you up twice. If you get it yourself in the forest, always with permission, you can quickly start to sweat. Especially when things get dangerous due to ignorance, carelessness or...
According to the Federal Environment Ministry, heating with wood is not climate-neutral. Forest farmers are angry about this statement, environmentalists in turn about the promotion of wood heating. Many people are currently looking for alternatives to gas and oil heating. For the Federal Environment Ministry, wood heating systems are not one of them. "Contrary to popular belief, heating with wood is not climate-neutral," the ministry writes on...
