This chapter describes the development of material-specific estimates of changes in forest carbon storage in EPA's Waste Reduction Model (WARM). It summarizes the approach used to estimate changes in forest carbon storage in managed forests resulting from source reduction and recycling of wood and paper products. Forests absorb (i.e., sequester) atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) and store it in...

The authors have approximately 25 years experience in developing machine vision technology for the forest products industry. Based on this experience this paper will attempt to realistically predict what the future holds for this technology. In particular, this paper will attempt to describe some of the benefits this technology will offer, describe how the technology will probably evolve over t...

this study was accomplished in iran to investigate waste of common log sawing methods and to propose new sawing method. the old methods were performed due to difficulties on carrying logs out of forest. it seems necessary to change old methods due to development of sawmills and forest harvesting plans. the dimensions of wood products were collected to calculate the waste of old sawing methods ....

To ensure remote sensing MODIS hotspot (also known as active fire products or hotspots) quality and precision in forest fire control and management in Thailand, an increased level of confidence is needed. Accuracy assessment of MODIS hotspots utilizing field survey data validation is described. A quantitative evaluation of MODIS hotspot products has been carried out since the 2007 forest fire s...

ABSTRACT: This article analyzed the international competitiveness of exports forest products from 2008 to 2018. The information is available in Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) indicators used were: revealed comparative advantage (RCA), trade openness index (Oi) contribution balance (CTB). Results showed that exportation are competitive, addition gains have been observed by RCA Europe, c...

Background: The forest-based industry has been moving towards the manufacture of bio-based products in response to increasing concern by consumers and governments regarding use non-renewable materials generation residues. Various innovative technologies geared reducing environmental footprint processes are currently being developed applied industry. This study presen...

Sweden has just more than 23 million hectares of productive forest, which has been actively managed for more than 100 years. This has led to one of the recognized forest products exporting country. Despite the vital role of forests in providing forest products in sustaining various human needs, there is an increasing demand for the inclusion of ecosystem services in forest planning decision mak...

Southern forests produce multiple products and services including timber, wildlife habitat, species bioand genetic diversity, water quality and control, waste remediation, recreation, and carbon sequestration. All of these benefits must be produced in a sustainable manner to meet today’s societal needs without compromising future needs. A forest site is productive to the extent that it provides...

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