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Neuquén: Patagonia International Congress, beyond Fire: Neuquén, Río Negro and Chubut to establish an Interprovincial Regional Table

The first International Congress “Patagonia, beyond fire”, held from October 27 to 29 on the premises of the Rural Society of Neuquén and organized by the Secretary of Emergencies and Irrigation Management of the provincial government, closed with a commitment between Neuquén, Río Negro and Chubut to form an Interprovincial Regional Table for the prevention and comprehensive management of rural, forest and interface fires in the Patagonian provinces. The meeting, organized by the Government of Neuquén, brought together more than 400 participants and specialists from Argentina, Chile, Canada and Spain, with the purpose of transforming the exchange of experiences into a cooperation agenda in the face of new fire scenarios in the region.

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France wanted to plant 1 billion trees by 2032, but Justice said no

A court decision halts Frances plan to renew 1 billion trees, exposing controversies over intervention in forests threatened by parasites and severe drought. In France, the ambitious plan to renew 1 billion trees by 2032 suffered a strong judicial setback. The objective, after the large fires of 2022, seeks to renew about 10% of French forests in the face of the advance of climate change.

The IAPV, FAIMA and IMFER signed an agreement to promote the construction of houses with wood in Entre Ríos

Within the framework of the 3rd Entre Ríos Wood Expo Workshop, the Autárquico Institute of Planning and Housing (IAPV), the Argentine Federation of the Wood and Related Industries (FAIMA) and the Chamber of Timber and Forestry Industries of Entre Ríos and South of Corrientes (IMFER) signed a framework agreement for institutional cooperation to promote the use of wood in the construction of housing and provincial public works.

Industrialization is beginning to change the way buildings are built, and the ICM promotes works with wood

For decades, the image of a work remained practically intact: materials that arrive on site, workers who carry out each stage on site, unforeseen events that alter deadlines and processes that depend, to a large extent, on the conditions of the site. However, a transformation is modifying this logic in different markets around the world: more and more building components can be designed, manufactured and prepared before reaching the construction site.

Pine firewood: a study in Lanín Park debunks myths and confirms its power to heat

A study carried out within the framework of the Pewén Project, in the Lanín National Park, demonstrated that pine firewood, when properly dried, has a good caloric value and can be an alternative to the shortage of native firewood. The research also seeks to take advantage of the advance of pines and reduce their impact on araucaria and nothofagus forests.

The National Wood Festival will celebrate its 41st edition from November 5 to 8 in San Vicente

The National Wood Festival is one of the most important cultural events in the Upper Uruguay region, it pays tribute to the workers and industries of the forestry-industrial sector, an economic activity that marked its beginnings as a city and is why it is considered the capital of wood in the region. The first edition was held in October 1982, since then it has been held annually.

In 1979, a producer from Córdoba planted 7,000 trees for his wife and created a 1 km guitar visible from space

The work is made up of cypresses and eucalyptus trees, is located near General Levalle and took several decades to reach its final appearance. Pedro Martín Ureta, an agricultural producer from Córdoba, began an ambitious and emotional project in 1979: planting thousands of trees to form a giant guitar in memory of Graciela Yraizoz, his wife, who had died two years earlier.