22.01.2021 / Innovations

Forests contain compounds that destroy viruses – new products to combat the coronavirus are in the works
17.12.2020 / Multiple use, Resources and ownership, Silviculture

Representative of only indigenous people in EU praises land use planning in Lapland – needs of all inhabitants of the Sámi homeland are being reconciled
02.12.2020 / Innovations

Coronavirus dislikes wooden surfaces – hospital hygiene could be improved by using more wood
27.11.2020 /

Building with wood in urban areas could offset almost half the carbon emissions of Europe’s cement industry
21.12.2020 / Innovations

Kitchen containers made of wood-based plastics about be launched

’In forest, trees, elks and bears are big, but to see almost any of the rest, you need a magnifying glass.’

’We have the knowledge, we have the understanding and we have the tools to correct our way of life within the limits set by ecology.’

'But we must make a choice: is it forest carbon sinks or storages we want to increase.'

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Cultivation and care

Did you know that micro-organisms learned to decompose lignin only some 300 million years ago. After that the production of black coal has decreased significantly. Read more from Cultivation and care -- forestry and biodiversity, the new book written by Seppo Vuokko.

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