Volume bark beetle damaged wood in Europe expected to be lower this year
Over the last few years, Central European forests (but also parts of Sweden, France, and Belgium [...]
July 15, 2021
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German hardwood industry severely affected by the corona crisis
Every year in Germany, specialists in the hardwood sector meet at the beginning of September for [...]
October 7, 2020
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Czech Republic: Forest owners to receive state compensation for damaged wood
The Czech Ministry of Agriculture collected the 2019 applications for damaged wood compensation for non-state [...]
October 5, 2020
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Sweden: Record volumes of damaged wood caused by the bark beetles
The spruce bark beetle has already done as much damage to Sweden’s forests so far this year as in [...]
September 28, 2020
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Damaged wood from Europe invades the Chinese timber market
Chinese timber imports fell by 21% in the first five months of 2020. Instead of 17.5 million m³, China [...]
July 28, 2020
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Austrian sawmill industry to be temporary forced to buy damaged wood
Due to the bark beetle outbreak, the Austrian legislator is proposing to amend the Austrian Forest Act proposing a provision [...]
June 28, 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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European beetle and storm wood starts to change the Chinese timber market
The European bark beetle and windstorm calamity wood is starting to modify the dynamics of the Chinese timber [...]
March 2, 2020
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Germany: Damaged volumes from storms and bark beetle could reach 70 million m3 in 2019
As of September 2019, the estimates from 15 German states on this year’s incidence of damaged wood and the [...]
January 8, 2020
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Austrian wood industry hit hard by climate change
Record snowfall, extreme drought and the hottest June in the history: weather extremes once again shaped the forest year 2019 [...]
January 6, 2020
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