Energy

The role of wood residues in the transition to sustainable bioenergy

Wood residues – the materials left over when trees are logged and processed – hold the potential to support resource-efficient energy access, revitalize rural economies and help mitigate climate change, according to this new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Publication Date: 
25/01/2023
FAO
Tags:
Biomass, Wood, Forest Resources, Green House Gases
Forests

Global forest sector outlook 2050: assessing future demand and sources of timber for a sustainable economy

Overall consumption of primary processed wood products is expected to grow 37 percent by 2050 in a business-as-usual scenario, according to this report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Publication Date: 
04/10/2022
FAO
Tags:
Wood, Forest Products, Timber Industry, Economy, India, Global, Forests
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of wood as a fuel by industries in Dahod, Gujarat, 29/09/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hasmukh R. Shah Vs State of Gujarat dated 29/09/2020. The matter related to allegation of use of wood as a fuel by industries in Dahod, Gujarat. This generated carbon in the surrounding area, causing pollution.

Judgement Date: 
29/09/2020
Tags:
Wood, Energy, Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, Dahod (D), Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding proposal to establish more wood based industries in Uttar Pradesh, 18/02/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Samvit Foundation Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 18/02/2020 regarding validity of proposal to establish more wood based industries/saw mills in the State of Uttar Pradesh without correctly determining availability of timber to sustain the same.

Judgement Date: 
18/02/2020
Tags:
Forests, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Wood, Industrial Forests
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of wood as fuel by industries, Dahod, Gujarat, 14/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hasmkh R. Shah Vs State of Gujarat dated 14/01/2020 regarding use of wood as a fuel in industrial area, Dahod, Gujarat generating carbon iand causing pollution. Gujarat State Pollution Control Board inspected 16 units and submitted a report in October 2019 stating that 8 industrial units have neither obtained Consolidated Consent and Authorization (CCA) nor provided with Air Pollution Control Management (APCM).

Judgement Date: 
14/01/2020
Tags:
Wood, Industrial Pollution, Dahod (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Gujarat, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding establishment of wood based industries, Uttar Pradesh, 01/10/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Uday Education & Welfare Trust Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 01/10/2019 regarding grant of provisional licences for establishment of new wood based industries in Uttar Pradesh. It is stated that online recommendations are being considered for new licenses for wood based industries and order dated 11.09.2019 has been issued by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), Lucknow for the purpose.

Judgement Date: 
01/10/2019
Tags:
Wood, Forest-Based Industry, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT, Court, Forest Conservation
Forests

FAO Yearbook of Forest Products 2017

FAO has released a new edition of its Yearbook of Forest Products, which compiles production and trade statistics on basic forest products including wood, wood fuel, charcoal, pulp and paper across the globe.

Publication Date: 
26/08/2019
FAO
Tags:
Forest Products, Statistics, Trade, Forests, India, Global, Wood
Forests

U.S. guitar firm tunes business to protect Cameroon ebony

Companies that use wood grown in Cameroon - from makers of guitars to electricity poles - are helping revitalise endangered tree species to better sustain their businesses and bolster the fight aga

Publication Date: 
02/07/2019
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Forests, Cameroon, Afforestation, Wood, Africa, Deforestation, Forest Management
Energy

Bioenergy from boreal forests: Swedish approach to sustainable wood use

Active forest management has helped to expand Sweden’s forested areas and thereby boost the country’s wood and bioenergy resource base. While about three-quarters of annual growth is harvested, those areas are replanted. The other quarter of each year’s growth is left in place to provide ongoing carbon uptake and maintain ecological stability.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2019
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Tags:
Biomass, Forests, Sweden, Wood, Forest Management, Carbon Dioxide
Forests

Regulatory tools, effective markets, and private sector participation in the forestry and wood products processing sectors: issues and solutions for Developing Countries

This report presents a framework for strengthening the effectiveness and efficiency of regulation of forestry and related sectors. It strives to identify and reduce regulatory burdens on private firms active in the forestry sector, while not compromising the objectives of government regulation.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2019
The World Bank
Tags:
Forest Products, Wood, Deforestation, Illegal Trade, Private Sector, Developing Countries

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