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List of Press Releases - 2013
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Tapping into the Russian Federation’s bioenergy potential (28 May 2013)
Russia has more than a fifth of the world's forests, which makes it the largest forest country in the world. However, the considerable potential of Russian forests is underutilized and Russia's share of the global trade in forest products is less than four percent. Referring to ongoing ...
UNECE/FAO survey confirms wood as leading source of renewable energy in the UNECE region (24 April 2013)
Overall wood energy accounts for 3.4% of the total primary energy supply and 38.9% of the renewable energy supply in 27 UNECE member countries[1] in 2011, confirming its role as the leading source of renewable energy. And around 40% of all mobilized woody biomass supply is used for energy purposes. ...
Visible and invisible products from forests take centre stage at Geneva seminar (24 April 2013)
It’s nothing less than astounding to see the many ways that wood is being used today. Who would imagine that wood products are used in things like beauty products, gels for back pain, hip replacement material, and spacecraft? A group of experts gathered on 22 ...
Timber Committee renamed “Committee on Forest and Forest Industry” (11 April 2013)
As part of the review of its work, the Economic Commission for Europe has changed the name of the Timber Committee to “Committee on Forest and Forest Industry” in order to better reflect the Committee’s current focus and tasks. Through a joint programme with the European Forestry Commission ...
Forest organizations invite you to celebrate Europe's forests (25 February 2013)
2013 is a special year for forests, with many activities and initiatives underway to recognize and strengthen the important role forests play in our lives. The 21st of March will mark the first ever official International Day of Forests and the Tree, as declared in November 2012 by the General ...
