Last evening in Atebubu, back to Kumasi tomorrow.
The black specs are fruit bats that are leaving their roosts in the Eucalyptus plantations 🦇🌳🇬🇭

As with any large scale planting or restoration project we have challenges.

Some of the Ceiba in a few locations seem to have a lower stem or root infection, causing the tree to wilt and die - we will be visiting FORIG in Kumasi next week to hear their opinion. 🌳🇬🇭

Via @bored_foresters on Instagram 💚instagram.com/p/C56PgJnrhuS/…

Thrilled to announce a new UBC BioProducts Institute Apple white paper that identifies challenges with current consumer #packaging and explores more #sustainable future solutions through advanced fiber-based materials.📦 🎉Congratulations, authors Emil Gustafsson, Richard Sones, Wayne…

JJ here says “radiata is a damn good tree”. His great grandfather planted the first pines. all the landholders have shares in the forest management enterprise & access to forestry jobs. This load is blowdown from hurricane Adrian and at least 25 years old, & going through china.

Could you be Forest Research's leader for the tree and wood properties research programme? 🌲🌳👩‍🔬👑
civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?j…

Onyina Trees - also known as Kapok or Ceiba Pentandra.
Easy to germinate, quick growing, tough as old boots and murderous thorns
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Circular Bioeconomy Alliance

🧬'Wood as an alternative for cotton and other, even synthetic oil-based textile fibres is a great opportunity for the Nordics, where there is existing renewable cellulose processing skills and knowledge'

Forest Fiber Fashion! Metsä Spring #Woodinnovation #EUForests

Another example of why we need a more coherent approach to regulating and rewarding woody plants - see also short rotation coppice vs short rotation forestry etc

Great to see The Integrating Trees Network shortlisted in the CIEEM Best Practice Knowledge Sharing awards. Fingers crossed for the big day on Friday 28th June. #farmers #farming #forestry Mairi Gougeon Scot Gov Rural

Our Link Tutor for the Professional Forester Apprenticeship was down in Cheshire today visiting some woodland creation sites at Delamere Forest with 1st and 2nd year FC apprentices. Interesting discussions around species choice. Forestry Commission #futureforesters

“Tree-planting shouldn’t be used as an excuse not to reduce emissions within your supply chains as an organisation. It’s a both/and, not an either/or situation,”

'It’s evident that we’ve only scratched the surface of wood fiber’s potential to replace fossil materials. Unfortunately, this discussion remains largely overlooked in the EU' futureforestry.se/report-substit…

The level of #roadviolence on #Edinburgh ’s streets in the past few days has been unacceptable. 🧵 1/4

I’m a fan of CivTech Scotland
I was involved in the 🌲 weevil challenge a few years ago.
It helps new companies grow and expand, encourages collaboration and derisks the procurement process.

Also inspires how we fund community led forestry projects in Brazil 🇧🇷 🌳

how you frame environmental issues at the start matters as to how dialogue unfolds