Of the total, $140 million is available to support state-endorsed cost-share programs for landowners. Additionally, $50 million is available to programs that issue payments directly to landowners to adopt practices that increase carbon sequestration and storage of their forests.
The new initiative uses NOAA's GOES-R satellite data for rapid wildfire detection and reporting.
New cuts aim to ensure sustainable forestry and prevent overharvesting
This initiative ensures the right trees are planted in the right places to help forests thrive amid climate change.
Sappi Europe announces that it has cut the carbon footprint of its Galerie paper range by 55%, which is projected to reach 70% by the end of 2024.
Bjelin’s parent company, Pervanovo Invest AB, is involved in the BIOBUILD project, with the aim to provide thermal solutions for energy-efficient buildings using fully bio-based building materials.
Forest fires have burned 3.5 million hectares in Russia since the start of the year, already one and a half times more than last year.
Kastamonu Entegre will make considerable investments in renewable energy until the end of 2024.
Early wildfires have ravaged Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, with more than 760,000 hectares burned in 2024 alone.
Södra to become the largest producer of kraft lignin in the world.
This move will eliminate nearly 15 billion plastic air pillows annually.
As well as being the first pallet and packaging company to invest in Volvo’s new generation of electric cabs, Nicklin has also invested in a fleet of electric forklift trucks as well as introduced LED lighting across its plant to further reduce its carbon footprint.
The proposal has sparked mixed reactions, with environmental groups welcoming it and the timber industry criticizing it as politically motivated.
Timber sales will make the project financially viable, with trees harvested only after 14 years.
Patel, currently the Director of Communications and Marketing for FSC Canada, will start her transition as Deputy President on July 1, 2024.
When the second 20 megawatt e-boiler starts up in November 2025, it will further boost the mill’s unique ability to switch between natural gas and renewable energy sources – to generate the heat the mill needs to create steam for its paper machines.
The federation warns that implementing the law will pose significant challenges.
This law aims to restore 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems needing restoration by 2050.
Metsä Group funds biodiversity management and restoration projects with a total of Euro 600,000.
Accelerating climate action towards Net Zero – Ingka Group’s net-zero science-based targets approved.