The GreenBlue Program The GreenBlue Program is one which has broad support from the U.S. Forest Service, as well as public corporations such as McDonald’s, Mars, and Staples, with the stated goal of developing a new forest sustainability tool called Forests in Focus, and using it to increase sustainability and the certified supply of wood […]
Omnibus Funds the Fight Against Wildfires Nature’s Packaging is committed to forest sustainability and sustainably managing forests is key to maintaining healthy forests. A fix for the method by which forest fires have been funded has finally been included in the 2018 Omnibus Spending Package, which was recently signed into law by the President. Secretary […]
How Forests Become More Fire-Resistant With Age Conventional wisdom says that forests should become more flammable with age, and easier to burn, since they have so much more burn-able surface area and can provide so much more fuel for a fire. However, an Australian botanist named Philip Zylstrom has discovered some very interesting facts which […]
How Trees Sweat If Trees Had Sweating Glands to Cool Off From The Heat During extreme heat waves it’s common for people to seek relief under the shade of a tree yet few of us wonder how trees themselves survive these extreme conditions. Researchers from the University of Western Sydney’s Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment […]
Forests Help Technology be “Greener” Than Ever Using Wood to Build Body Parts Using wood to make body parts? No, we are not talking about wooden legs on pirates. When talking about using wood to build body parts we’re referring to nanocellulose. Nanocellulose are simply nano-structured cellolose that are used in common household products like […]
Fungal Enzymes Key to Using Woody Biomass in Biofuel Global economies are growing due to the heightened demand of renewable energy in the form of solar, wind, and biofuels. With respect to converting woody biomass into biofuels, technology has struggled to develop a cost effective and efficient method of use, until now. Biofuels Basics The […]
New Forest Management Practices Increase Carbon Sequestration Greenhouse gases, also referred to as GHG, impact the Earth’s atmosphere by trapping heat within it. One of those greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide. When forests are healthy and sustainably managed, they sequester carbon from the atmosphere. This helps to counteract the impact greenhouse gases have on our […]
Forests in the Philippines Benefit Local Communities The planet’s forests are necessary for supporting a healthy biosphere and healthy economies. In addition to the positive impacts forests have on climate change, they also support economies and peoples’ livelihood. When forests are sustainably managed they become renewable resources that can continue providing jobs and resources for […]
United Nations Supports Using Sustainably Sourced Wood Products More and more organizations, businesses and even individuals are pitching in when it comes to preserving, protecting and managing forests. The United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) previously made headlines when they launched the UN’s first strategic plan for forests in January 2017. The drafted Strategic Plan […]
Togolese Women Use Technology to Conserve Forests Togo is a small but proud country nestled between Ghana and Benin in West Africa and is one of many countries participating in the REDD+ program. REDD+ is a program overseen by the United Nations and it helps participating countries to reduce carbon emissions caused by deforestation. Brigitte […]
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