Using wood in novel ways
Car parts, yogurt, paint: Scientists are using wood in novel ways, hopefully staying the axe on forestry education before it’s too late More and more people read articles such as this one on a screen, curbing the demand for newsprint. Our broom handles are made of plastic; our houses are brick, concrete and drywall. We […]
Barking up the Right Tree, featuring Prof. Ning Yan.
Article from:- Canadian Institute of Forestry: Success Stories from Canadian Forests, April 2016 Dr. Ning Yan holds a piece of bark and the bark-based adhesive that can be used as a replacement or alternative to conventional glues.When we think of products derived from tree bark, we often think of birch bark canoes, black ash baskets, […]
Impact of emerald ash borer on Guelph’s natural areas
The City’s Parks Operations and Forestry division has implemented a long-term natural areas monitoring program in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests (OMNRF)—Science and Research Branch, Natural Heritage Information Center (NHIC), and University of Toronto, Faculty of Forestry with the goal of understanding the extent of the emerald ash borer’s (EAB) […]
Prof. Mohini’s Comments on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Proposal
Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto Comments on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Proposal, “Naturally Resilient: MNRF’s Natural Resource Climate Adaptation Strategy” Submitted to the Environmental Registry on March 13, 2017 by Prof. Mohini Sain Introduction The Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto commends the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry on two […]
The city has a responsibility to tackle environmental issues, says David Miller
Former Toronto mayor David Miller says municipal governments must look beyond monetary incentives to make cities greener With political turmoil in the U.S. driving environmental challenges to take a backseat at the federal level, cities need to take the lead on green issues, said David Miller, former mayor of Toronto at an event last week […]
Nordea Science Prize 2016, Kristiina Oksman
Nordea Science Prize 2016 Goes to Bio4Energy Researcher Kristiina Oksman The Nordea Science Prize 2016 has been awarded Bio4Energy researcher Kristiina Oksman, professor at the Luleå University of Technology (LTU) and adjunct professor at Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto. She received it during a prize ceremony held last weekend at Luleå in northern Sweden. It […]
Climate Change Solution for Auto Sectors Workshop
CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTION FOR CANADIAN AUTO-SECTORS WORKSHOP Monday, December 12th, 2016 Hosted by University of Toronto Sponsored by Innovative Chemistry and Engineering Solutions to GHGs Reduction Climate change is one of the most significant challenges facing the world today to achieve sustainable development and this threatens to drag millions of people into relentless poverty. This […]
Green Legacies – Malcolm Cockwell
When it comes to the local food movement and sustainability, Malcolm Cecil-Cockwell reflects that people who think a lot about their food need to think more about their tables. VIC 1T1 grad (Malcolm) who talks at being a forester and the GM of the 110,000 acre Haliburton Forest. And the 7T3 grad (John)… The entire […]
