Release Date: 2024/10/10 Source: InternetGabon's leaders have reversed a 2018 ban on logging and will now allow the felling of Bawa (‌Kevazingo), a high-value tree that can take up to 500 years to grow to 40 metres tall, Reuters reports.The Gabonese government has relaxed key logging rules protectin

Recently, according to foreign media data, from January to August 2024, Russia's plywood exports to China increased significantly, reaching an unprecedented level. Compared to the same period in 2023, exports increased by 72% to a total of 253,000 cubic meters. This significant increase boosted the

The Ghana Forestry Commission has proposed to increase the current timber harvesting rates by 50 per cent from 1 September this year.The calculation method of logging fee: logging fee = tree volume × timber price × logging rate.Half of the logging fee was retained by the Forestry Commission and the

After ending a decade-long downward trend last year, China's softwood lumber imports reversed course in the first half of 2024, with shipments through June down 6 percent compared to shipments in 2023.As of June, China's total imports fell to 8.87 million cubic meters, down from 9.47 million cubic m

Termites are wood-destroying insects that build their nests in the wood. Wood is their main food source, and they eat from the inside, so it's hard to spot their damage. Termites are the most common wood pest in every home, invading doors, attics, Windows, and anything with wood in it. Most termite