European spruce supply to China disrupted by container shortage
China will receive more and more spruce from European forests, which are currently destroyed by storms [...]
June 28, 2020
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Stora Enso to use drones to identify insect from the air
Stora Enso’s drone research used a drone and a multispectral camera to detect insect damages in Finnish [...]
June 23, 2020
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EOS GA concludes: Coronavirus crisis has taken a heavy toll for many sawmills across Europe
In general the coronavirus crisis has taken a heavy toll for many sawmills across Europe. While some forecasts some weeks [...]
June 22, 2020
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Bark beetle causes record logging in the Czech republic
In 2020, timber harvesting in the Czech Republic reached 32 [...]
June 18, 2020
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German forests receive € 700 million aid
he Federal Government will offer € 700 million to deal with the damage in the German forest after two years of [...]
June 18, 2020
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German forests threatened by drought and bark beetle infestation
Despite the rain at the beginning of May it is not sufficient to replenish the water storage in the forests [...]
May 28, 2020
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Severe crisis in Central Europe due to the bark beetle infestation
Between 2017 and 2019, over 270 million m3 of standing timber in Central Europe has been [...]
May 21, 2020
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Austria: High volumes of damaged wood cause timber market and price pressure
Long-lasting drought, extreme weather events, increasing social demands and difficult market conditions make it difficult for forestry companies in [...]
May 20, 2020
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Bark beetle infestation starts to spread in Central European countries
Since mid-April, bark beetles have also been spotted in large parts of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition to [...]
May 14, 2020
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Bark beetle starts spreading in Europe’s forests
A third consecutive year of bark beetle calamity is expected to destroy the European spruce forests [...]
May 11, 2020
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