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A timber truck fully loaded with logs drives over a very simple wooden bridge in a forest.
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A timber truck fully loaded with logs drives over a very simple wooden bridge in a forest.
Institute of

WF Forestry

Further news 2023 - 2014

Our preliminary calculations for 2021 show that logging increased by 5% to 84.2 million m³ (derb wood without bark) compared to 2020 due to calamity.

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Since the beginning of February, Ms. Elena Mejia supports our team as a scientist in the field of "Forestry Worldwide and Forests and society".

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Since July 2022, Mario Peters has been working as a research assistant in the project team "Further Development and Updating of the Economic Account of Forestry (FGR Update)" and will scientifically analyse, update and further develop the current FGR calculation system.

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A key goal of forest certification is to reduce forest degradation and deforestation while improving the economic viability of forest enterprises. Does forest certification achieve these goals?

An aerial view of a forest with a large open area in the center with several piles of logs.

Hellen Nansikombi successfully defended her doctoral thesis on the 18 of May 2022.

An image of a doctor's hat and soft in the background a section of a world map and the Laforet logo..

This study outlines the importance of nurse species promoting forest regeneration and tree recovery in dry forests in Uruguay shaped by extensive cattle ranching.

View of a cow pasture with large trees.


Project brief 2022/19a | Ruben Weber

An image of the Project brief and the Thünen logo, soft in the background cutouts of other Project brief.

Our Institute has broadly contributed to the World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Korea.

A group photo

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