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Plant aerodynamics: how trees resist wind storms without breaking
When a very strong wind, some trees bend without breaking and others fall. The key is in its natural aerodynamics: roots, flexibility of the trunk and shape of the crown. When a wind storm hits forests and cities, the scene can seem chaotic: some trees bend almost touching the ground and survive, while others snap like matches.
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Five Argentine cities, recognized by the UN for the care of their trees
The Tree Cities of the World program distinguishes municipalities that manage trees with international standards. Every year Argentina adds more cities to this global network. Five Argentine cities are already part of an international network that rewards municipalities with the best urban tree policies. It recognizes municipalities that manage trees with international standards. Every year Argentina adds more cities to this global network.
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Brazil | Rio Grande do Sul is mobilizing to promote the cultivation of forest plantations
The Parliamentary Forestry Front of the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul, SINDIMADEIRA-RS, and the Association of Forestry Companies of Rio Grande do Sul (Ageflor) held a meeting in April with logging businessmen from the region of São Francisco de Paula, an important forestry center of Rio Grande do Sul
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The worlds forests are becoming more uniform and thats a problem, scientists say
A large-scale global study suggests forests are shifting toward a few types of fast-growing trees, displacing slower-growing native species and weakening biodiversity and carbon storage.
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They discover in Panama a unique tree in the world that is already on the verge of disappearing
The species was identified after more than 20 years of study, but today only five specimens remain. A unique species in the world, discovered in Panama and with characteristics that defy the logic of traditional botany, already faces an imminent threat: it could disappear even before being completely understood by science. This is Clusia nanophylla, a tree recently identified by researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), whose existence is limited to a specific area of ??the country.
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Digitalization reshapes production processes in the furniture industry
The adoption of digital technologies is improving efficiency, precision, and customization in furniture manufacturing.
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Wood waste based materials drive circular economy in the industry
Recent developments are enabling the creation of panels and biocomposites from forest residues and industrial byproducts.
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Innovation in sustainable materials drives the furniture industry in Latin America
The use of sustainable materials and ecological processes is marking a new stage in furniture production in the region, with a focus on innovation and environmental efficiency.
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The fabulous National Park in Patagonia with the oldest tree in Argentina
The Grandfather Larch impresses with the height and size of its trunk. To get to know it you have to take a journey that includes navigation and walking in the forest. A surprising and very little-known fact is that the oldest tree in Argentina and the second in the world is located in a fabulous National Park in Patagonia. It is 2,630 years old, its height exceeds 50 meters and the diameter of its trunk reaches almost 3 meters.
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