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Against the background of increasing societal demands on forest management, private forest owners have to make decisions regarding their future management strategies.

The LIGNA 2023, which is considered the world's most important trade fair for woodworking and processing, took place in Hanover from May 15 to 19, 2023. The Thünen Institute was represented at LIGNA 2023 with a stand designed and managed by the Institute of Wood Research in cooperation with the…

Since mid-may Niclas Müller has joined the team Forestry in Germany as a research assistant.

On May, 2nd and 3rd 2023, 14 Brazilian Forest Engineering and Industrial Wood Engineering students visited Thünen-Campus to learn about research activities of the Thünen Institute and the wood science courses offered by the University of Hamburg.

Since April, Stephen Awuni has joined our team as a guest scientist in the field of "Forestry Worldwide".

This study examined in Ecuador, Zambia, and the Philippines, using four spatial scales (international to local), perceptions of different stakeholders about future threats to tropical forests (e.g., agriculture, logging, wood fuels) and their preferred policy instruments (e.g., reforestation,…

The REDD+ initiative was launched by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to support low and middle-income countries in afforestation, reducing deforestation, and sustainable forest management.

In 2020, 26.95 million m³ of wood fuels were used for heating in 5.5 million private households

Since the commencement of March, Marlen Brinkord has joined our working area Forestry in Germany as a research assistant.

Follow-up of the joint mid-term workshop of Thünen Institute and CIFOR (Centre of International Forest Research) on forest restoration conducted in Addis Ababa-Ethiopia.