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Discover the 2,500-year-old red pine forest at Elephant Mountain.
VHO - A unique stand of red pine trees on Elephant Mountain, many of whose trees are estimated to be hundreds to thousands of years old, is being strictly protected and gradually becoming a tourist attraction for local visitors.
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Agriculture launched a call to participate in the 2026 National Forest-industrial Census
The 2026 National Industrial Forest Census will be launched on June 24 in Entre Ríos, Corrientes, Misiones and Buenos Aires, articulated with the national government. This federal survey, crucial for sectoral planning, will seek to know the installed capacity, technology and export potential of the producing provinces. In a context of productive transformation, opening of new international markets and important investment projects, having updated and accurate information on the reality of the sector is essential to plan its development.
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In the Amazon they pay for hectares protected from deforestation: compensation is effective but insufficient, according to experts
Academics from the University of the Andes maintain that other actors offer higher incentives for community members to support the felling of trees
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Scientists study the worlds oldest trees and find a network of unknown underground fungi
The Chilean larch (Fitzroya cupressoides) is one of the oldest trees in the world, surpassed in age only by the North American long-lived pine (Pinus longaeva). Its forests are among the slowest growing ecosystems on Earth, allowing carbon to accumulate for centuries in its soils. In southern Chile, certain specimens are over 3,600 years old.
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Scientists make an unprecedented discovery under the oldest trees in the world
This international study published in one of the most important scientific journals in the field revealed a hidden underground ecosystem.
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The era of extreme weather | Latin America experiences increasing heat waves, droughts and record floods in 2025
In 2025, Latin America and the Caribbean experienced one of the warmest years ever recorded, marked by extreme heat waves, persistent droughts, devastating floods and more intense tropical cyclones, according to the State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2025 report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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Buenos Aires: CAI and CPIA organize a seminar to address current events in the Argentine forestry sector
The Agriculture and Food Commission of the Argentine Center of Engineers (CAI), together with the support of the Professional Council of Agronomic Engineering (CPIA), calls on professionals, technicians, students and journalists from the agroforestry sector to participate in the meeting: "Current situation of the Argentine forestry sector and its multiple links with other productive and environmental activities."
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A green wall: the plan that 11 African countries have to stop the advance of the Sahara desert
The project seeks to restore 100 million hectares to combat desertification; However, after almost two decades of implementation, progress is limited by corruption and lack of funds.
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Thermwood will present four CNC milling machines at IWF 2026.
Thermwood Corporation, a leading U.S. manufacturer of large-scale CNC milling machines and additive manufacturing systems, will showcase four of its powerful CNC milling machines at the 2026 International Wood Fair (IWF), taking place August 25-28 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Thermwood will be located at booth #B4811.
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