by Working Forest | Dec 17, 2015 | Articles
The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment lists sustainable harvesting as having the most significant climate mitigation benefit for the world’s forests. This view has been widely embraced, from the media to forest managers. However, researchers from Australian National...
by Working Forest | Dec 17, 2015 | Articles
Since international leaders reached a historic climate change agreement at the United Nations meeting in Paris earlier this month, the conversations have shifted toward how to reach the ambitious goals. For the most part, national, sub-national and local governments,...
by Working Forest | Dec 17, 2015 | Articles
Since international leaders reached a historic climate change agreement at the United Nations meeting in Paris this month, the conversations have shifted toward how to reach the ambitious goals. For the most part, national, sub-national and local governments, private...
by Working Forest | Dec 15, 2015 | Articles
Lumberjack style has recently come back in vogue, with city slickers and suburbanites donning the flannel shirts of the profession as a way to look rugged. However, a series of photos reveal the grueling work that loggers put in during the 1800s and beginning of the...
by Working Forest | Dec 15, 2015 | Articles
The concrete jungle has a rival: forests. Two urban building projects, in New York City and Portland, Oregon, will be changing their city’s skylines with an environmentally sustainable, cost-competitive building material. The key ingredient? Wood. Called mass...
by Working Forest | Dec 9, 2015 | Articles
Hardwood has been relied upon by designers and builders for centuries as a proven and flexible building material across architecture, furniture and interior design projects. However, the increasing international demand for tropical hardwood has led to the destruction...
