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Head of the 'Biological Durability' work area newly appointed

The illegal timber trade is one of the world's largest areas of environmental crime because it promises a billion-dollar business with consequences for the climate, the environment and biodiversity. In the programme "Zeitfragen", Deutschlandfunk Kultur reported on this topic and the wood species…

On 24 March 2023, the Institute was given the opportunity to visit the construction site of the "Roots" in Hamburg.

A successful seminar on wood species identification was held by staff of the Thünen Institute for Wood Research at the Technical University of Pereira (Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira/Centro Regional de Producción más Limpia) from March 6 – 10, 2023.

The staff of the Institute mourn the loss of Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Walter Liese, who died on 24 February 2023 at the age of 97 after a short illness. After a long and fulfilled life, wood and bamboo research has lost an outstanding, globally recognized scientist and exceptional networker.

Since mid-February, Arbnore Cakaj has been part of our team in the "Bio-based raw materials" department, where she will conduct research for the project "Determination of the status quo and options for action for a circular economy in the forest & wood cluster".

Since March, Jan Benthien has been working in our Health and Consumer Protection team as a research assistant for the project "Climate-neutral fumigation processes and alternative treatment methods for logs in export" (short title: "KLIMAtiv").

Through stronger networking the project aims to strengthen forest and wood research in Germany

The research area "Biobased Resources and Materials" is looking forward to scientific support in the project "HoFaTo - Wood Fiber Materials as Peat Substitutes".

The reference material for the automation of wood species recognition is increasing.

The research area "Biobased Resources and Materials" has received support for the CycloCarb II project, which deals with the development of biobased adhesives.

Stephanie Wrage has been working as a research assistant at the Thünen Institute since January 2023 and is involved in the KI_Wood-ID project with the determination of wood types using artificial intelligence.

Wood, humus or high-tech for long-term carbon storage.

45 minutes of the future. This is the Thünen Institute's podcast on the transformation of land and sea use.

In cooperation with the Fraunhofer Development Center X-ray Technology EZRT and the Faculty of Applied Computer Science at the Technical University of Deggendorf, volumetric sub-µCT and nano-CT data have now been applied for the first time at the Thünen Institute for Wood Research for wood…

Savings potential calculated by means of 3D particle measurement and microscopic analysis of adhesive distribution over the particle size distribution

Starting October 2022, research area 4 – Human Health and Consumer Protection – has a new staff member to support the project KLIMAtiv, which tackles the topic of phyto-sanitary treatment of logs for export.

Project start with new employees in September 2022

Investigative crime biologists from Germany and Austria visit the Thünen Institute for Wood Research in Hamburg

New publication on anatomical and topochemical features of the genera Acacia, Acaciella, Senegalia and Vachellia

New publication on technology, potential in application and performance data with regard to measuring head selection