Tropical deforestation is well known to have serious negative consequences for biodiversity,
terrestrial carbon sinks and the balance of atmospheric greenhouse gases. By contrast …

A well-planned forest road network is essential for meeting the goal of sustainable forest
management. Forest roads play a key role in commercial purposes, fire prevention, and …

Commonly, in Italy coppice utilization consists in a felling of about 80–85% of the above-
ground woody biomass, with release of scattered standards (about 40–120 standard/ha) …

The present study was conducted on the slopes of the Bilogora mountain in the central
region of Croatia. Logging operations were performed at two felling sites with two different …

Nowadays the spread of precision forestry has led to the possibility of collecting data related
to forest machines for an extended period and with enough precision to support decisions in …

This paper aims to analyse energy related properties, thermal degradation behaviour and
devolatilization kinetics of five Cameroonian biomasses namely, Palm Kernel Shells (PKS) …

Coppicing is a very traditional method of forest management and is still widespread in many
regions worldwide. Until the middle of the 20th century, coppice forests were very common …

Renaturalization treatment in black pine afforestation is an important topic that should be
considered. There is a need to favor the evolution of artificial pine forests toward natural …

Working time studies, work productivity, and cost assessments of forest logging are of
interest to forest managers and planners. These aspects are particularly important in …

Forest road network plays a key role in shortening the response time of firefighting activities.
Therefore, evaluation and improvement of the ability of firefighting of the forest roads are …