Recently, I had a great pleasure to participate in a forest forum, organized by NORSKOG, which was held in the House of Literature (Litteraturhuset) in Oslo. The main subject of the forum was “Who is entitled toContinue reading
Author: Rafał Chudy
Footballer by passion, forest analyst by the rest of the time. The idea of this blog idea was born in my head a long time ago but never had time for its realization. As my theoretical and practical knowledge in forestry and forest analytics has been significantly growing since I emigrated from Poland, I have decided to share it with people who are interested in efficient management of all kind of resources related to forestry. I would like to discuss here different tools, solutions and managerial systems in different places around the world. Definitely, this blog is for people who are open-minded and not always politically correct. I will tell things as they are, but also how they should look like in my opinion. My personal intention is to keep texts short and focus more on the discussion. Therefore, prepare your valid and well-reasoned opinions (constructive criticism only) and enjoy being a part of forestry community!
You will never guess where the Kingdom of Pulpwood is
In the United States, the Southeast and the Northwest are the major players in the timber market. Although one of them produce some timber, the second is the real Kingdom of Pulpwood due to oneContinue reading
Dream forestry job! Where and how?
Sooner or later each student has to graduate and then start to find a dream job. In forest sector, at least in Europe it’s not easy to obtain appropriate vacancy. In this post I wouldContinue reading
Exploring Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida
When I was visiting Everglades National Park, I could not skip Big Cypress National Preserve, located relatively around the corner. After my guided tour and experience in Everglades, I was quite confident that Big CypressContinue reading
Drivers of forest harvesting intensity patterns in Europe
Generally, our present understanding of what determines forest management intensity is weak, particularly at broad scales, and this makes it difficult to assess the environmental and social trade-offs of intensification. In this post, I would like toContinue reading
New forest business blog at Forest Business Analytics
Taking the opportunity, I would like to present you a blog about forestland investments, forest business and forest products markets.
Agroforestry in Europe
During my forest education I never had chance to become familiar with agroforestry, until I started my internship at European Forest Institute. Agroforestry is quite large topic, so in this post I would like toContinue reading
Białowieża Forest in Poland – TRUE STORY!
The European Commission, a managing institution of the European Union, has reported Poland this month to the European Court of Justice, and has asked the court to impose measures requiring the Polish government to suspend loggingContinue reading
Forest workers will cry after seeing this
In these two short movies, you can observe how planting and weeding looks like in Finland. In many countries, such forest activities are performed manualy, and probably many forest workers would like to have suchContinue reading
Everglades National Park is not a swamp!
When I saw Everglades National Park first time, my impression was “What a swamp”! The park ranger told us that time that it is quite common impression among tourists coming to this beautiful, mysterious, andContinue reading