V National Congress Silvopastoral Systems
University of Buenos Aires (UBA) -BUENOS AIRES, October 16 and 17, 2023
(In the framework of the Uruguay-Argentina International Congress)
10/16 Lectures - 10/17 Field Trip
The V National Silvopastoral Congress will be held in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) on Monday, October 16 and Tuesday, October 17, 2023. It is coupled with the XII International Congress of Silvopastoral Systems and the II Congress of the Global Silvopastoral Network that will take place in Uruguay from October 18 to 20.
It is organized by INTA through the Forestry Program and the EEA Delta, and the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA).
The call for technical papers is open : https://congresosilvopastoril2023.com.ar/
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Know the Guayubira tree: one of the native timber species of the missionary jungle
With information from the Native Missions Species Manual (2024), developed in collaboration between the Faculty of Forest Sciences of the UNAM and the United States Forest Service (USFS) through the Project Update and Edition of the Wood Identification Manual of the Missionary Jungle, we share information from each digital tab that includes dendrological and anatomical characteristics. The manual was elaborated in the Wood, Dendrology and Dendrocronology Anatomy Laboratory (LAMDYD) of the Faculty of Forest Sciences in Eldorado, National University of Misiones.
Burned wood: the Japanese technique that beautifies and protects the material
Elegant, ecological and resistant: the wood treated with the millenary technique called Yakisugi challenges the weather and the passage of time. In the world of design and construction, a Japanese ancestral technique is gaining prominence. This is the Yakisugi (also known as Shou Sugi Ban), a method that consists in burning the surface of the wood to make it more resistant and attractive. Although it may seem contradictory, exposing wood to fire gives natural protection against moisture, insects and deterioration over time.
Wawona tree: the tourist attraction of the United States that disappeared in 1969
It was created in 1881 and became a very popular place during the following decades. However, when the tree fell at the close of the 1960s, everything changed. Wawona tree was the name that had a tourist attraction from the United States, which remained standing from 1881 to 1969 in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California.
