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HAMK’s new international study program creating future experts in sustainable forestry

Wood and forestCase
Students stand in the forest with measuring sticks.

Häme University of Applied Sciences, HAMK, has long roots in forestry education. The school…

Finnish research on climate-smart land use provides tools for international climate work – Results of Catch the Carbon projects presented to OECD countries in Paris

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The Finnish Catch the Carbon package of climate measures has developed various methods to guide&…

Guidelines on Closer-to-Nature Forest Management set out means to strengthen biodiversity

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The European Commission published the Guidelines on Closer-to-Nature Forest Management last summer. The Ministry of&…

Finland’s chairmanship of Barents Forest Sector culminated in Barents Forest Forum in Rovaniemi

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The Barents Forest Forum, held on 4–5 October 2023, discussed sustainable forestry in the northern…

Joint Statement of Forestry Ministers: Comprehensive sustainability of forest management requires that local conditions are taken into account

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Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah participated in the meeting of the For Forest&…

Acoustic tiles made of wood fibre reduce the carbon footprint

Wood and forestCase

Wood fiber acoustic tiles are changing the building sector, one tile at a time. It&…

Forest sector roundtable seeks solutions to strengthen carbon sinks

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Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Maria Ohisalo and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry&…

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry involved in project to prepare for European forest partnership

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry participates in a project on preparing for a European&…

Trilogue reached provisional agreement on Commission’s LULUCF proposal

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All legislative initiatives of the extensive Fit-for-55 package published by the European Commission in summer&…

Biorefinery Map™ displaying biorefineries in Europe

BioeconomyCase

Biorefinery Map™ was published in the summer 2022. It displays for the first time wood-based…

At the forefront of the textile revolution – Finnish biomaterials startup presents a new, more sustainable textile fiber

ChemistryCase

The rapidly evolving field of sustainable textile fibers has a new player. Aalto University’s…

Meet the Scientists of the Future Bioeconomy part 8: Capturing microplastics with nanocellulose

ChemistryBlog

Research scientist Ilona Leppänen at VTT Finland has developed a solution to the microplastics…

Making sustainable car batteries from wood

Wood and forestCase

What if you could replace graphitic carbon in lithium-ion batteries with something more sustainable? Something&…

Forest ministers from Finland and five other EU countries publish a joint statement on promoting forest cooperation

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On 5 October 2021, forest ministers from five highly- forested EU countries – Finland, Sweden,…

Meet the Scientists of the Future Bioeconomy part 6: Bio-based coating for wood

ChemistryBlog
Brown lignin powder and water in a transparent glass.

Researchers turn a non-toxic residue into wood coating that resists abrasion, stain, and sunlight. Due&…

Funding opportunity for researchers and stakeholders in forestry and/or gender

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Nordic Forest Research (SNS) will fund networking activities in Nordic forestry for one year. If…