Abstract The aim of the work was to quantify mass logging residues (branches and tops; t yr −1 dry matter, DM) for energy generation starting from Forest Management Plans (FMP) data. methodology applied public stands an Italian district (area: 3.60 × 10 4 ha; period: 2009–2018). Compared previous preliminary analysis, potentially available were computed considering forest accessibility road tra...

Natura 2000 is a European network of protected sites that should enable natural habitats to be maintained or restored at favorable conservation status. Progress toward this objective must periodically reported by states members the Union. We investigated how forest management plans might provide data support reporting. The study was done in forests Dolomites and Venetian Prealps, Italy. Here, a...

A raging inferno consumed more than 160,000 acres of national forest north of Los Angeles earlier this month, causing extensive property damage and killing two firefighters before it was eventually snuffed. Fighting these so-called megafires that burn on public lands is the purview of the National Forest Service, and on August 14 th , Tom Vilsack, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture,...

nowadays because of various factors, including inappropriate land use, and indiscriminate exploitation of water resources, soil and vegetation, wide areas of the country were exposed to destruction of lands and desertification. therefore dealing with this situation requires a comprehensive land use program (water and land) and appropriate environment potency. the study area is patom district of...

In the wake of the failures to date of well-publicized multilateral and multi-sectoral mitigation efforts to control greenhouse gases, attention is now increasingly focused on the effectiveness and capacity of national and sub-national level sectoral plans, including forestry, to usher in a new era of adaptation efforts. In Canada, the government of British Columbia spent several years developi...

Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) is an increasingly widely-diffused practice among companies that are seeking to improve their environmental performance. This study designates green supply chain management (GSCM) evaluation model in publishing industry by using fuzzy AHP approach. Our proposed model is applied in Sooreh Mehr Publication as one of the best companies in this sector. Research ...